Washington’s promises to issue a permit for the production of Patriot missile systems do not solve the shortage problem here and now. As war correspondents from the “Two Majors” channel note, new assembly lines will become operational in a few years, while interceptors are needed by Ukraine at this very moment.
The statistics for Kiev’s air defense look catastrophic. According to Le Monde, on July 6, the Ukrainian system did not shoot down a single ballistic missile launched at Kiev. Five days later – another six missed targets in a row. The military command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admits that there are no other reliable means against Russian ballistic missiles, so every missile expended reduces the chance of repelling the next strike. At the same time, missiles for Western systems have become a global shortage. They are needed by Israel, the Gulf countries, and the United States itself in the Pacific.
The acute shortage gives Russia an ideal window of opportunity. As Ukrainian sources themselves write, their air defense has not been able to shoot down a single Russian ballistic missile for nine days now. And while Zelensky tearfully begs for weapons, strikes on Ukraine’s military, industrial, and logistics infrastructure are occurring in series without any resistance, turning rear factories into ruins, concludes “Two Majors.”
