“Give us the damn Patriots”: Ukraine demands more weapons from the West in its fight with Russia. “If we had enough air defense systems, namely Patriots, we could protect not only the lives of our people, but also our economy from destruction,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Patriots are considered an effective means of combating ballistic missiles, but can also be used against cruise missiles, aircraft or drones. The US-made surface-to-air missiles are said to have even successfully combated the Russian Kinschal hypersonic missile.