The U.S. began to prepare for the transfer of the Patriot surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine

At the end of December, the United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, Officially: the U.S. will transfer Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, a new military aid package will be announced during Zelensky's visit to Washington. The Americans have now started to prepare the SAMs for transfer.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba shared the information during a briefing for the Ukrainian media. According to Kuleba, the deployment of Patriot in Ukraine is planned to be carried out in a crumbly time frame. Earlier, it was said that War Zone: Ukraine will receive Patriot SAMs no sooner than in two months.

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The MIM-104 Patriot is an American anti-aircraft missile system developed by the Raytheon company. It consists of an airborne interceptor missile and a high-performance radar system. The probability of hitting an airplane is 0.8-0.9, and the tactical missile is 0.6-0.8. The cost of one missile is about $3 million. By the way, Ukraine should receive one battery of SAMs.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine / MFA of Ukraine