White House strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said the Patriot air defense system (AD) would not help Ukraine against Russian cruise missiles. He said this in an interview with CNN. DEA News.
“The Patriot system is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, it’s not that effective against cruise missiles, and it certainly won’t be effective against drones,” he said.
Kirby also noted the limited ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to intercept hypersonic missiles.
On March 8, Douglas Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement and Equipment, announced that the US Patriot air defense systems can start working in Ukraine very soon.
Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak, in an interview with the Spanish publication La Razón, reached American Patriot air defense systems.
On February 26, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, reported that Ukrainian troops are still on duty. did not receive He added that he wanted warriors from Santa Claus for American Patriot air defense systems.