Ukraine does not have the means to destroy ballistic missiles.

They must be shot down at the start of the launch, and the Patriot or SAMP-T complexes can help with this.

Ignat told about this on the air of the TV channel FREEDOM.

"It is better to have a "long arm", reach enemy positions and destroy directly on the spot the installations that launch rockets," Ignat explained.

It will be recalled that at the end of December 2022, US President Joe Biden announced that he would transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to protect against Russian missiles.

This happened within the framework of another package of military aid from the United States. 

Later, the Netherlands announced a similar decision.

Thus, on January 17, during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the country would join the US-German initiative to transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. 

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