A conference of countries donating equipment to Ukraine will be held in Ramstein, Germany on Friday. ‘Given the Russians’ use of missiles, it wouldn’t surprise me if an attempt was made to deploy more Patriot systems around Kiev. Because this is really a threat if these types of missiles are used, says De Kruif.
Much needed
According to the former commander, many Patriot systems are needed only to protect the capital Kiev from missile attacks. A single unit covers an area of 20 by 60 kilometres. ‘But that’s not a circle, ‘look’ from one side, it has a certain angle that looks. If you want to defend Kiev, you need two or three systems.’
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