Poland, which borders Ukraine, has two and needs them for its own defenses.Īsked whether his country would provide any, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said: “I don’t exclude that possibility, but right now we’re focused on financial contributions.” He said Sweden would send other systems that could “relieve some of the pressure” on the need for Patriots. Germany had 12, but it is now supplying three to Ukraine. Each battery consists of a truck-mounted launching system with eight launchers that can hold up to four missile interceptors each, a ground radar, a control station and a generator.Ī key advantage of the U.S.-made systems, apart from their effectiveness, is that Ukrainian troops are already trained to use them.īut Patriots take a long time to make - as long as two years, some estimates suggest - so countries are reluctant to give them up and leave themselves exposed. The Patriot is a guided missile system that can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles. Last week, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the military organization “has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine.” He did not name the countries that possess Patriots. Only Germany has come forward with a single Patriot missile battery in answer to Ukraine’s latest request.Īt a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers, Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said the Netherlands is “looking at every kind of possibility at the moment” and is offering financial support to a German initiative to help Ukraine bolster its air defenses and to buy more drones.Īsked why the Netherlands is reluctant to send some of its Patriot systems, Slot said: “We are looking again if we can deplete our store of what we still have, but that will be difficult.” Get the best deals for missle command arcade at.

Russia’s air force is vastly more powerful than Ukraine’s, but sophisticated missile systems provided by Kyiv’s Western partners can pose a major threat as the Kremlin’s forces slowly push forward along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line in the war. Several antiballistic missile bases have been established on Zardon.

BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems gave no clear signal on Monday whether they might be willing to supply them to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of the missile batteries to help fend off Russian air attacks.

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