Patriot missiles bring Ukraine through the Russian missile winter. Ukraine is said to have five of the US air defense systems.
Patriot even destroys Putin's "invincible" missiles. However, whether Ukraine can continue to protect its population and infrastructure with the Patriot systems also depends on whether sufficient supplies of interceptor missiles continue to be available. These are likely to be used to replace missiles supplied by the USA. Washington could then send anti-aircraft missiles of its own manufacture to Ukraine. This is “crucial for the people of Ukraine, but also for the population at large,” says Ukrainian Energy Minister.