The U.S. answered Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.

The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.

The officials said President Joe Biden has approved the move. It would be the second Patriot system that the U.S. has given to Ukraine, although the Pentagon has routinely provided an undisclosed number of missiles for the system. Other allies, including Germany, also have provided air defense systems as well as munitions for them.

The two U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been publicly announced. The decision was first reported by The New York Times.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late last month pleaded for additional U.S.-made Patriot systems, arguing that they will help his forces fight the close to 3,000 bombs that he said Russia launches into the country every month.

  • bluGill@kbin.run
    18·
    5 months ago

    I said ability to make100k in a month. Because if Russia discovers Omaha is undefended they will send missiles there. Of course it will take less than a month to cover all cities - but if this happens we need to get them rolled out fast which means max production for a couple days and then we are all covered and the factory drops back down to making 20/year (after the war 10/year)

    That is I did not say we actually need to ever build 100k. I just want the rate of production to be that fast in case we actually need them.

    • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      Because if Russia discovers Omaha is undefended they will send missiles there.

      No they won’t.

      I mean, I guess I get that you’re saying we should be able to respond rapidly (like, WW2 levels of production) but the ridiculous way you’re framing the point completely, utterly undermines any poi t you’re trying to get across.