Pentagon: 65 Ukrainian servicemen in the United States completed an express training course on the operation of the Patriot system
There are reports that a group of Ukrainian military personnel have completed training in the operation of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in the United States. The training was allegedly conducted for no more than 3 months, although in the United States itself, military personnel must undergo a training course lasting at least 2,5 years in order to master in detail this difficult to operate weapon.
A comparison of these figures may well confirm the assumptions previously made by experts that, at least at the first stage, the operation of the Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine will be carried out by the American (or other NATO) military together with the Ukrainian ones.
US Department of Defense:
The Pentagon, with its further statement, gives even more reason to suspect a readiness to send its own (or other NATO anti-aircraft gunners) to Ukraine. The statement is the following:
Who exactly is in this "other" group, is not reported.
Recall that at the end of last year, the United States decided to supply Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems. At the same time, data appeared on the network that these American air defense systems had allegedly already been delivered to Ukraine, to the Chernihiv region. At the moment, this information has not been confirmed by officials, although it would be strange in many respects to expect its confirmation from the American or Ukrainian side.
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