Videos and ground reporting show that the Patriots are only affective against half or less of the missiles. Russia sends in huge drone swarms to light up the air defense radars…then the AD system itself plus whatever it was defending…becomes a target and costs US taxpayers another Billion and further erodes our reputation as able to provide effective defense against the evolved missile and drone threats
We could give a Patriot system to every building in Kiev and enough hypersonics would get through to wreak damage. Not to mention the failed intercepts falling back down into residential areas.
President Trump will be sending more than Patriots. Putin screwed up.
Should we and the Europeans be giving the Ukes hypersonic missiles instead of defensive Patriot batteries? A mix of both?