Ukrainian defence minister confirms Ukrainian Armed Forces receive MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system
Yesterday, 18 April, the German government website reported that Germany transfers Patriot air defence system with missile interceptors to Ukraine. This has now also been confirmed by the Ukrainian Defence Minister.
Here's What We Know
Oleksii Reznikov wrote a post on social media. He thanked Germany and other partners for the assistance. Unfortunately, the minister did not say how many surface-to-air missile systems the AFU received. Most likely, we are talking about one battery, which can include from 4 to 8 launchers.
"Patriots" for patriots
- Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) April 19, 2023
Do you know how to visualize a dream? We must tell about it to the world and give it life! This is exactly what happened with the Patriots, even before the large-scale war, even before my appointment to the most important position of my life at the most... pic.twitter.com/m6H63erV6Z
Flashback
The Patriot is an American anti-aircraft missile system developed by Raytheon. It consists of an airborne interceptor missile and a high-performance radar system. The probability of hitting an aircraft is 0.8-0.9, a tactical missile 0.6-0.8. The cost per missile is about $3 million.
Source: @oleksiireznikov
