Washington plans to finance the transfer of weapons systems such as the Patriot and long-range artillery to the Ukrainian army, the media wrote.
The United States will transfer the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday, May 20, by the head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak.
“We’re waiting,” said the caption on the photo with the American air defense system.
The fact that the Patriot should be included in a new $ 40 billion aid package for Ukraine, recently approved by the U.S. Senate, was also reported by The Washington Post.
Using these funds, according to the newspaper, it is planned to fund the transfer of weapons systems in the Ukrainian army, such as Patriot and long-range artillery.
The Patriot air defense system is an American anti-aircraft missile system developed by Raytheon. During its existence, the complex received a number of changes, now the latest PAC 3. It is an expensive and efficient air defense system, used by several countries in the world. The probability of hitting an aircraft is 0.8-0.9, a tactical missile-0.6-0.8. The cost of a rocket is approximately 3 million dollars.
Recall that the Ukrainian authorities asked Washington to provide the Patriot air defense system to Kyiv even before the war started. The White House then said that sending another batch of weapons to Ukraine could be considered by Moscow as provocative actions.
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Source: korrespondent
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