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Germany contributing another Patriot system to Ukraine (www.ukrinform.net)

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[–] ironsoap@lemmy.one 8 points 5 months ago

That's 1 of 12 they are requesting. 5 others coming from the US by the end of the year.

Ukraine needs 12 Patriot systems to protect all territory – Zelenskyy staffer

At somewhere around $400 million per system plus another $600 million in interceptors, 12 seems like a tall ask given the limited billions EU countries and others have committed to. But Ukraine has been getting hammered these last several months, so I get the ask.