Patriot Missiles Can Target Jets Inside Russia Now
by #JakeBroe
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The new policy of Western weapons being allowed to be used on the territory of Russia continues to be clarified as #Germany has confirmed that #Patriot launchers can be used to shoot down planes dropping bombs in the area of #Kharkiv.
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Jake Broe is a US Air Force veteran covering the Russian war in #Ukraine several times a week since February 2022.
Within the limits of #Berlin's permission to strike #Russia, #Ukraine can theoretically shoot down the aircraft of the invaders in Russian airspace with German #Patriot air defense systems. This was stated by the head of the special staff of assistance to Ukraine at the German Ministry of Defense, Major General Christian #Freuding
#Spain plans to send #Patriot missiles and #Leopard tanks to #Ukraine as part of a 1.13 billion euro ($1.23 billion) weapon package announced last month.
Spain will hand over a dozen crucial Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine and 19 second-hand German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks and other Spanish-made weapons, such as anti-drones gear and ammunition.
BUT, ROMANIA TEASES POSSIBLE #PATRIOT TO #UKRAINE: The president of Romania has hinted that it could send an air defense system, but it must receive something in return so that its own defense posture is not weakened.
A true #Patriot would want those in their country fed, housed and have free healthcare, unlike #conservative#republicans and #Democrats who continually vote against improvements to the quality of life of people in the #UnitedStates that those in other countries take for granted. Maybe #conservatives just think their own citizens are scum and not worth what everyone else has? Not very #Patriotic to me.
Danish Prime Minister Mette #Frederiksen has called on other European countries to follow #Germany's example and provide #Ukraine with more #Patriot air defense systems. “We need five or six more Patriot systems,”. These systems are in Europe. It is better to have air defense systems in Ukraine than in NATO countries. The fighting in Ukraine was not going in the right direction. “The Ukrainians need more,” she says, also referring to ammunition.
Russian attacks in #Kharkiv region are pushing Ukrainian forces to the brink, Ukr intelligence head #Budanov said in a video call from a bunker in Kharkiv, writes the NYT.
“We don’t have anyone else in the reserves,” he said.
#US Secretary of State has arrived in Ukraine to boost morale and strategize on deploying new military aid, according to BBC.
He touched down Monday in the Polish town of Rzeszow, an airfield surrounded by #Patriot missiles that is a major hub for bringing in defense supplies.
Romanian President Klaus #Iohannis said on Tuesday he was open to discussing sending a #Patriot missile system to #Ukraine.
"President #Biden mentioned it ... in our meeting and I said I was open to discussion. I must discuss it in the Supreme Defence Council to see what we can offer and what we can get in return, because it is unacceptable to leave #Romania without air defences," Iohannis said.
Da sich der deutsche " #Patriot " der #AfD zu fein ist, selbst zu arbeiten, lässt er das entspannt die ungarischen Gastarbeiter machen, für deren Vertreibung er sich einsetzt. (Vielen Dank: Fakten gegen Rechts)
The #US is putting the finishing touches on one of its largest #Ukraine military aid packages to date, preparing to ink contracts for as much as $6 billion worth of weapons and equipment for #Kyiv’s forces, according to two U.S. officials.
It would include #Patriot air defense munitions, artillery ammunition, drones, counter-drone weapons, and air-to-air missiles to be fitted on fighter planes.
#Greece and #Spain are under intense pressure from their #EU and #Nato allies to provide more air defence systems to #Ukraine, as #Kyiv prepares to demand more aid at a meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers on Monday.
The two leaders, whose armed forces possess between them more than a dozen #Patriot systems plus others such as S-300s, were told their need was not as great as Ukraine’s and that they did not face any imminent threat.
#Germany is looking at buying four additional #Patriot missile-defense systems at a cost of as much as €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on top of the four Chancellor Olaf #Scholz’s government ordered in March.
History has shown us that, when left unchecked, hateful activity will grow and escalate.
That is clear when looking at the pattern of #Patriot#Front’s behavior.
The group has moved from flyering and stickering on college campuses,
to outright property destruction,
to in-person marches that have resulted in alleged assaults of people of color
Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit to hold the Patriot Front accountable for their escalating campaign of #vandalism and #intimidation and to send a message that hateful activity will not be tolerated.
It takes courage to stand up to hate,” said Arthur Ago, Director of the Criminal Justice Project.
Dutch PM offers to buy Patriot systems from allies for Ukraine
We know that many countries are sitting on large piles of Patriot systems, maybe not wanting to deliver it directly," Rutte said after arriving at the two-day summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
“We can buy it from them, we can deliver it to Ukraine, we have the money available. It’s crucial.”
"Before we talk about rebuilding Ukraine, we should avoid destroying it. It's cheaper to buy [American] #Patriot systems than to rebuild a power plant targeted by the Russians."
Josep #Borrell, The #EU's high representative for foreign affairs
Germany is delivering another unit of the “#Patriot” anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine. Due to the further increase in Russian air strikes, the federal government has decided to further strengthen Ukraine's air defense, the Federal Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. The handover will take place “immediately“.
Une importante centrale électrique près de Kiev a été complètement détruite par des frappes russes tôt jeudi, a annoncé la société énergétique Centrenergo.
La centrale électrique de #Trypillya était le plus grand fournisseur d'électricité de trois régions, dont Kiev.
UKRAINE NEEDS PATRIOTS TO DEFEND SKIES: #Ukraine has found more than 100 available #Patriot and hopes to receive seven as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the Washington Post.
During the years leading up to his death in a Russian prison, Aleksei A. #Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, was writing a #memoir about his life and work as a pro-democracy activist.
Titled “#Patriot,” the memoir will be published in the United States by Knopf on Oct. 22, with a first printing of half a million copies, and a simultaneous release in multiple countries.
Pro-#Kremlin outlets, some online blogs, and @Forbes magazine push unconfirmed --- and probably false --- claims that #Russia destroyed a US-made #Patriot air defense system for 1st time
A reminder to the good #republicans of #nh who supported #TFG today…trump wanted General Milley punished by death for warning China, on the eve of January 6th and after, “that the US was politically stable and Trump would not be ordering attacks against China”.*