"Need Months": The Armed Forces will not be able to use Patriot SAC in the near future - US General

According to the US military, it takes months to learn Patriot. But it is likely that hidden training of Ukrainian specialists has already been conducted. The US Army General Mark Hertling said the United States intends to put Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, but it is unlikely that these weapons will be used on the battlefield in the near future. He wrote about it on Twitter.

According to Hertling, Ukrainian troops should be trained in handling these weapons before they can use it against Russian missiles. "If not a secret training has been conducted within a few months," approval "does not mean that these systems will be immediately sent to the battlefield. The months of training of the operator and the maintenance staff to work on Patriot," Hertling wrote in his message.

According to Newsweek, US Navy veteran Sean Spundes said the Patriot SCR is a "gold standard for the point of view of the missile systems". Earlier, CNN wrote that after the Patriot SAM plans are transmitted to Ukraine, weapons will be delivered as soon as possible to graphenever, Germany. It is there that Ukrainian soldiers will learn to use this weapon.

Focus also wrote that according to journalists who refer to their own sources in the government, the decision to transfer military equipment to Ukrainian military should be approved by the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The media reported that the Pentagon had confirmed plans to send Patriot systems to Ukraine. Supply can be announced this week.