The Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick S. Ryder noted on January 6, 2023, that Ukrainian troops would start training to use Patriot missile systems on the battlefield in January 2023. The Western partners have not yet decided on the specific location of the exercises.
Source: The Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick S. Ryder
According to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, Ukrainian military will have to spend several months learning how to work with the “Patriots”.
Currently, several options for the location of such exercises are being considered. It can be both the United States and other allied countries. In addition, there is a possibility of combining different sites for a better result.
“I think clearly we’re at a point in this battle where we’re going to be able to provide that kind of training to enable Ukraine to sustain those kind of systems so that they can focus on defending their country and taking back territory,” said the Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick S. Ryder.
Earlier, it became known that the USA developed a plan to prepare the Patriot missile battery for operation in Ukraine in less than 6 months.
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