Zelensky in the US hears Ukraine will receive Patriot air defense

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 22 Dec 2022 by Alex Teddy
On December 21 the Ukrainian President arrived in Washington on his first trip abroad since the war began. The US announced a USD 1.85 billion aid package including air defense missiles. Zelensky is due to address the US Congress. He has met with Biden. The Patriot announcement had been leaked. There were some in the US who thought it unwise to give Patriots to Ukraine. Russia said this would aggravate the conflict. Patriots are highly effective, and one missile costs USD 3 million.  Patriots can shoot down cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and aircraft at a higher altitude than anything Ukraine has now. The US will provide a Patriot battery that includes a command center, a radar station to identify incoming attacks and missiles launchers. Russia has not fired many ballistics in this war. The US suspects that Russia had tried to convince Iran to sell them more. The US will also furnish 10,000 rounds of artillery, tank and rocket ammunition, mortars, grenade launchers and body armor. Russia has been targeting Ukraine's electricity, heating and water infrastructure since November 2022. Since the war began the US has already provided Ukraine with NASAMS, and Germany has given IRIS-T. Ukraine has also been given older systems.

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