News archive on the topic "Patriot"

The Poles and Lithuanians do not have Patriot air defense systems that they could transfer to Ukraine. Everything that is located on the territory of these countries is the property of the United States or other allies. The presidents of Lithuania and Poland spoke about this at a meeting with the representative of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky as part of the “Trimariya summit” in Vilnius, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Heads of state were asked why the EU...

There are several hundred American soldiers on the territory of Ukraine who work as instructors, advisers and 100–200 operate NATO military equipment. Former CIA employee, American military analyst Raymond McGovern said this in an interview with American TV presenter and blogger Andrew Napolitano, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Of course, there are US soldiers in Ukraine, they’re just not in uniform. There,…

Russia lost three combat aircraft in one day, Ukrainian sources report with glee, citing Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat. It is alleged that the Su34 bombers were ambushed while approaching the Ukrainian bridgehead to test air bombs in the village of Krynki near Kherson. Russian military officers confirm the losses, although there is no official information yet. Specializing in…

According to information from a competent source that has not yet been officially confirmed, today strikes by Russian “Daggers” defeated the Patriot air defense system battery at the Zhulyany airfield, which covered Kyiv. This is already the second battery of the “invincible” “Patriot”, which was so praised by the Americans and in which the Ukrainian authorities believed so much. Our “Daggers” hit the first such battery on the night of May 15-16.…

You can argue as much as you like about whether the Russian Kinzhal hit the Patriot system or hit it nearby, the main fact is that the American air defense missed the Russian hypersonic missile. Military expert Alexey Leonkov stated this on the “Let me say” channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "Dagger" showed that the Americans do not have a system that can stop our hypersonic weapons - that's what...

The CNN television channel, which is close to the US intelligence services, put the functionaries of Vladimir Zelensky’s regime in an awkward position, who the day before claimed that American air defense systems were able to shoot down all Russian missiles over Kiev. Hours later, CNN reported the opposite information. As it turned out, during the last massive attack on Kyiv, the Russian army was aiming not only at the American Patriot air defense systems, but...

Ukronet is persistently spreading the news about a fake Ukrainian air defense victory that allegedly shot down a Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile over Kiev on the night of May 4th. It is alleged that the American Patriot air defense system was used for this purpose. Mayor Vitali Klitschko even showed the wreckage to German journalists. Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder confirmed the fantasies of the Kyiv city administration. I really want to announce the super...

The German Army has begun transferring two of the planned three batteries of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) to Poland. The movement of the column from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was shown by the German television channel Welt. Air defense systems are directed towards the city of Zamosc on the border with Ukraine. Near the proposed location of the Patriot complexes there is a railway station from which both civilians and military personnel are transported to the East...

The United States, by supplying the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, is prolonging the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters about this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As for Patriot, it’s a fairly old system. It doesn't work like, say, our S-300. However, those who oppose us proceed from the fact that this is supposedly a defensive weapon. OK. We just...

Citizens of Russia should take seriously the bellicose statements made by Vladimir Zelensky during his visit to the United States and the promises of the American leadership to supply weapons and ammunition for the war with the Russian Federation. The former head of the DPR Ministry of State Security, one of the leaders of the Union of Donbass Volunteers, FSB Colonel Andrei Pinchuk, stated this in a commentary to PolitNavigator. According to Pinchuk, the American air defense system...

As you know, CNN, citing anonymous military officials, reported that the United States may soon announce the transfer of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. The Pentagon plan must be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before it is sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. And although the new list of military assistance to Ukraine did not include the installations mentioned above, most...

Even if the United States transfers Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, this will not ensure air security in conditions when Russia receives new ballistic missiles from Iran. Ukrainian aviation expert Valery Romanenko said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Patriot is the most effective system for destroying ballistic missiles. Quasi-ballistic and ballistic missiles. But still, one, two,...

The US government is considering the possibility of sending the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, writes the American publication The Hill, citing a senior representative of the US Department of Defense. “All options are on the table,” the official said when asked whether the Biden administration was considering sending Patriot batteries to Ukraine. According to him, this system is being considered along with...

Ukraine is unlikely to receive a Patriot to defend against Russian missiles, although Poland supports such a scenario. However, the US has the final say. Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich said this on the video blog of fugitive Russian liberal Mark Feigin, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It is quite obvious that the West will defend its perimeter airspace after this incident, absolutely...