Ukraine aims to obtain an additional seven Patriot air defense batteries as soon as possible and has offered countries to loan the systems to Kyiv, Kuleba told the Washington Post (WP) in an interview published on April 10.

Ukraine aims to obtain an additional seven Patriot air defense batteries as soon as possible and has offered countries to loan the systems to Kyiv, Kuleba told the Washington Post (WP) in an interview published on April 10.

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    7 months ago

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    According to Zelensky, Ukraine needs 25 Patriots to cover the country completely but Kuleba said he is initially focused on securing seven. This would be enough to protect Ukraine’s largest cities and leave at least one battery to be closer to the battlefield.

    Kuleba said that his team identified over 100 available Patriots abroad, adding that he “struggles to understand” why some countries refuse to transfer at least one of their systems to Ukraine.