Posted on 07/17/2024 9:24:47 AM PDT by delta7
One Patriot battery costs $1 billion, while missiles are at least $3 million apiece
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his country needs more missiles and fighter planes than promised to defend its airspace.
“In order to ensure the full protection of Ukraine, in the opinion of our soldiers, we need 25 Patriot systems,” the head of state stressed at a press conference in Kyiv.
However, Zelensky did not mention how many Patriot air defense systems Ukraine currently has. He claimed that his country needs other weapons systems of different ranges and capabilities for comprehensive air defense; he also noted that at the NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine’s allies had offered five additional Patriot systems with similar capabilities.
A month earlier, during the G7 summit in Italy, he had said that at least seven Patriot systems were needed. One Patriot battery costs $1 billion, while missiles are at least $3 million apiece.
Since the start of the war on Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine has received at least four Patriot systems. However, according to press reports, several launch sites have been damaged or destroyed by Russian air strikes. A complete battery, including radars, launchers, and fire control systems costs hundreds of millions of euros, while the price of an anti-aircraft missile costs around €3 million.
As for the F-16 fighter jets, Zelensky said they would be delivered in two waves, in the summer and by the end of the year. However, the Ukrainian leader acknowledged that the fighter jets alone will not change the course of the war, given the much larger Russian air force.
Zelensky also said that Russia should attend the second international peace summit, for which a date has not yet been set, after Moscow was not represented at the first such meeting in Switzerland.
That said, as Vlad stated earlier, all of the billions in tanks, planes, arms…” burn like all the rest”….M1’, Bradley’s, Strykers, M113’s, Leopards, Patriots, M777’s…..I hear Moscow’s Military Museum’s huge captured/ destroyed trophy collection needs a few F-16’s to round out the collection.
Hey, when is Ukraine going to get top heavy and flip over?
Ukies’ “Demand” ping...
They DEMAND, huh.....
I DEMAND they STHU and GTHO.
Or what? The Vindman Twins will piss in the punch?
Billion? Really?! We should be giving TRILLIONS to protect the sacrosanct borders of the Euromaidan Revolutionaries!!
These people are insane.
I mean really, after these morons blow through 25 Patriot batteries we are not going to enough weapons systems left to fight the WWIII these same morons are eventually going to get us sucked into.
Trump taking office will end the war just like Reagan ended the hostage crisis.
They demand? No more, we’re at war in our own country. President Trump was just shot! Deal with it yourselves.
Billion? Really?! We should be giving TRILLIONS to protect the sacrosanct borders of the Euromaidan Revolutionaries!!
TRILLIONS, plural, is at least $2T. At 333m population that would be $6 each to make 2B, and $6,000 each to make 2T. That would be from every man, woman and child. Family of four, cough up $24,000 each.
Tis a mere pittance to protect the sacrosanct former borders of Ukraine. It is a sacred obligation of the United States Government to take Americans' money and give it away.
Hey, Mr GloboHomo gibsmedat, STFU.
Start a GoFundMd page to raise money for YouCrayne.
No more American Tax Dollars for corrupt YouCraynee.
It’s like a drug addiction now. You constantly need more and more.
The PRCs still have time to make their move.
....and the people in Hell demand ice water, from what I am told, and look where that has gotten them.....go suck an egg, Zelinskyii or whatever your name is spelled...(say...isn’t the word “zelinsky” another word for “grifter”....?? jus’ askin’ ....
How about a bake sale?
Just a few little details first...
1. All of Europe needs to be all in (it's a European war that affects Europeans in Europe.)
2. The United States Borders are given a much higher priority than Ukraine's borders. All US borders sealed air tight and all illegal aliens sent back to from whence they came, and billed for services received.
3. Our United States Military is fully funded (including making up for the past few years), and sufficiently so to maintain our fine Country's security. This includes raises in pay and allowances for our troops, and reversing course on just who qualifies to enlist.
4. Ukraine undergoes a thorough and comprehensive audit of just where went every penny of aid we've given them so far.
So, accomplish these tasks, then IMO we can talk about more aid.
And yet we had one FReeper stinking up this web site with her war mongering for the Ukes and this grifting little Ukrainian weasel is still 'demanding'' more from the Us taxpayer. F him and every Ukrainian bastard. We owe them NOTHING!
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