White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said the United States could not confirm damage to the US-made Patriot air defense system delivered to Ukraine by the Russian attack, but was ready to assist Kiev. with repairs if necessary. It has been reported TASS.
He noted that he could not confirm the possibility of American assistance in the event of a repair need, because “it would depend on the scale of the damage”.
“You know, many of them were damaged by howitzers, for example, or simply neutralized as a result of the fighting. some can be repaired [на месте]We’ve helped repair some outside of Ukraine. Obviously, if the Patriot system was damaged outside of Ukraine that required repair, then of course we will help with that,” said Kirby.
Earlier, it was learned that one of the Patriot air defense systems was sent to Kiev. It was damaged Probably because of a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian territory.
February 24, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThe one who, in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR, decided to conduct a military special operation to protect Donbass.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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