Ukraine Cuts Patriot Interceptors Amid Supply Disruptions - The Gazette

According to the Washington Post, NATO continues to provide Kiev with Patriot interceptors as part of a program called Ukraine's Priority Requirements List.

Washington, October 16. /TASS/. The Washington Post reported that Ukraine's military has almost run out of Patriot interceptors because supplies have been erratic since May.

"By October 7, there were only ten missiles left," a Ukrainian official told the newspaper. These missiles were used during the attacks. At present, only one couple remains."

A second person familiar with the situation with Ukraine's air defenses said the country had been disarmed.

According to the Washington Post, NATO continues to provide Kiev with Patriot interceptors as part of a program called the Priority Ukrainian Requirement List (PURL), in which European countries pay Washington for weapons sent to Ukraine. This newspaper stated: Each battery costs about one billion dollars, which includes the launch system and ground radars, and each missile can cost more than 4 million dollars, and the production of a new missile can take up to 36 months.

The Washington Post added: "The Trump administration is considering shifting some of that aid to the Middle East to cover America's shortfalls."