Washington Post: Ukraine has only two Patriot missiles

The Washington Post reported that Ukraine's stockpile of Patriot missiles has dwindled and the country now has only two interceptors to counter Russian missile attacks.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Ukraine's stock of Patriot interceptor missiles has been greatly reduced and this country now has only two missiles of this type for air defense, according to the information published by the Washington Post newspaper.

A Ukrainian official said Kiev had 10 Patriot interceptor missiles on October 7, which were used in the recent attacks. This official has also announced a significant reduction in Ukraine's weapons to counter Russian ballistic missiles.

Patriot is one of the few Ukrainian air defense systems that can intercept ballistic missiles. Decreasing the missile stockpile of this system may limit Kiev's ability to counter Russian attacks on cities and infrastructure. Informed sources have also expressed concern about the increasing vulnerability of Ukraine to missile attacks.

In another part of its report, the Washington Post discussed the consequences of the war with Iran on the weapons stockpiles of the United States and its allies and wrote that the widespread use of interceptor missiles in this war has increased the pressure on the stockpiles.

According to this report, in the first month of the war with Iran, the US military fired more than a thousand Patriot and THAAD missiles to deal with missile threats. An action that has aggravated the existing limitation in the stocks of these advanced weapons.

This newspaper also wrote that the United States has provided hundreds of missiles to Kiev after the Joe Biden administration agreed to send the Patriot system to Ukraine in December 2022.

According to the report of the Washington Post, during the war with Iran, the United States moved a number of Patriot systems based in the Pacific Ocean region to strengthen the air defense of West Asia. The pressure on the arms stockpile has also delayed the delivery of some promised equipment to US allies.

The cost of providing the Patriot system is high. According to the Washington Post, the price of each rocket of this system, including launch equipment and ground radars, is about one billion dollars, and the price of each interceptor missile may exceed four million dollars.

The high cost, along with limited production capacity and increased demand for interceptor missiles, make it difficult to quickly replace spent weapons.

The reduction of Ukraine's Patriot missile stockpile occurs while the United States and its allies are facing more pressure to meet their air defense needs; Conditions that can increase the competition for access to these advanced weapons.

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