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To: Liz
5,000 Shahed-type drones...This is far too many to handle for systems like US Patriot

Ukraine doesn't use the US Patriot system to intercept Shahed drones, but to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.

Patriot missiles per year. These missiles cost $3.3 million tax dollars each – roughly 100 times as much as a Shahed.

Forbes reported that the Russian Iskander missile costs around $3 million, while the Russian Kh-101 cruise missile is estimated at $13 million. Hypersonic Kinzhal missiles are estimated to cost around $10-15 million.

8 posted on 07/20/2025 7:06:23 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: tlozo

Three years ago a patriot missile was 1m USD. The fruits of war. No wonder NATO and the West cannot ween themselves off never ending wars.

Meanwhile, FINLAND is economically collasping. The FINNISH Finish paper, pulp and timber business is FINISHED;) Russia has stopped transit of UNFINNISHED timber on a Canal forcing the FINNs to resort to importing and buring garbage to heat their homes and run their economy; they were mostly wood based home heating and even this is running out due to the stoppage of timber from Russia.

The ususal feel good Ukie propoganda. Russia has yet to actually fight the SMO on a wartime intensitive where the OP CON would increase by 90% in lethality to Ukraine.

Ukraine started this war by killing Russians and would kill as many as they are given the weapons to do so, but Trump wisely has saw NAZI Ukraine for the idealogical facism, and pulled the plug on the DNC/Deep State NAZI allies.


11 posted on 07/20/2025 7:22:30 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: tlozo
Ukraine doesn't use the US Patriot system to intercept Shahed drones, but to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.

Lol...how do you know what the Ukies are shooting at?

They're not hitting Kinzhals that's for sure, despite the propaganda that says otherwise.

13 posted on 07/20/2025 7:52:18 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: tlozo

A complete Patriot battery with radars is closer to a $ Billion

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20 posted on 07/20/2025 8:42:47 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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