With the efforts of the Minister of Defense of Germany Boris Pistorius, Ukraine can “within the next few years” gain over 30 missiles up to the Patriot air defense system. The German magazine Spiegel reports about it. The head of the German Defense Ministry managed to “collect” about 30 PAC-3 missiles among European partners and allies to replenish Ukraine’s reserves. Together with the few missiles that Germany itself transfers from the Bundeswehr's reserves, this is approximately 35 pieces. The German Ministry of Defense, when asked by the publication, confirmed the preparation of the delivery and noted that they were able to convince European partners to provide additional missiles in volumes that are “close to planned targets.”. However, the department refused to specify exactly how many PAC-3 will be in the batch.. The press secretary of the German Ministry of Defense noted that in addition Berlin will continue to supply Kyiv with other systems and components - MANPADS portable air defense systems, AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, guided missiles for the German IRIS-T air defense systems, components for the repair and maintenance of Patriot and IRIS-T installations, as well as finance its own Ukrainian air defense systems. Pistorius earlier on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference made a proposal that Germany would allocate five PAC-3 missiles from the Bundeswehr's reserves to replenish Ukraine's stockpile if other partners found a total of 30 missiles.. Several countries, including the Netherlands, have pledged to try.. The media added that it is believed that on average Ukraine needs 60 such missiles per month. . .

Let us remind you that Western media stated that Ukraine used about 700 interceptor missiles over the four months of the winter season to intercept Russian missiles fired from Patriot air defense systems. . The head of state also invites the leaders of the Middle East to negotiate a ceasefire with Kremlin head Vladimir Putin.. The OP named the number of Patriot missiles received News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.