Patriot-missiler brukt i Iran kunne gitt Ukraine flere års kamp
Ukrainske tjenestepersoner sier at antallet Patriot-interceptorer som USA brukte i krigen i Iran, ville vært nok til flere års kamp for Ukraine. Avtalen kommer mens landet har en alvorlig mangel på missiler, trenger rundt 350 per måned og har mottatt bare 24 fra USA på tre måneder.
Hovedpunkter
- Ukraine trenger etter sigsiden Zjelenskij 350 Patriot-interceptorer i måneden.
- Zjelenskij sa 24. oktober at Ukraine bare hadde fått 24 Patriot-interceptorer fra USA på tre måneder.
- På Midtøsten har allierte brukt omtrent åtte missiler fra én launcher mot én mål.
- Ukrainske styrker bruker vanligvis én Patriot-interceptor per mål.
- Zjelenskij sa 25. oktober at Europa hadde blokkert allerede avtalte Patriot-leveranser til Ukraina.
- USA forsinker godkjenning av interceptorer som andre land er klare til å levere.
- Global etterspørsel etter PAC-3 overstiger produksjonskapasiteten, og lagrene er utilstrekkelige.
Hvorfor det er viktig
Sammenllingen viser hvor stort gapet er mellom Ukraines behov og den faktiske tilgangen på Patriot-interceptorer. Med 24 mottatte missiler på tre måneder mot et behov på 350 i måneden blir kapasiteten til å avskjerme russiske ballistiske missiler begrenset, samtidig som Russland intensiverer angrep mot sivile mål. Forsinkede leveranser, europeisk blokkering og utilstrekkelig produksjonskapasitet for PAC-3 forverrer situasjonen.
Hva som skjedde
Ukrainian officials contrasted Ukrainian Patriot employment with tactics used by allies in the Middle East. Ukrainian forces normally use one interceptor for one target, while allies have sometimes used an entire launcher package of about eight missiles against a single Shahed drone or ballistic missile. Yurii Ignat said the latter approach could reflect a lack of combat experience with Patriot. He added that Ukraine had changed its tactics, including using Patriot as a mobile ambush system to engage several aerial targets and withdraw without damage. International partners are studying this experience. The supply shortage remains severe: Zelensky said Ukraine received only 24 interceptors from the United States over three months and needs 350 each month. He also said Europe had blocked agreed deliveries, while the United States was delaying approval of missiles that partner countries were ready to provide. Insufficient production capacity for PAC-3 and global demand exceeding supply were identified as the main constraints.
Slik beskriver ukrainske kilder det
Ukrainian coverage centers on the acute interceptor shortage, the gap between monthly requirements and recent deliveries, and barriers to obtaining additional missiles. It presents Ukraine's more economical interception practice and its changed Patriot tactics, including mobile ambush operations, as adaptations to the shortage. The resulting constraints on intercepting Russian ballistic missiles are linked to intensifying Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Bakgrunn
Allies in the Middle East have sometimes used about eight Patriot missiles for a single target, whereas Ukrainian forces generally use one interceptor per target. Ignat attributed the larger expenditure to a lack of combat experience with Patriot. The system can operate in automatic, semiautomatic and manual modes, with automatic mode potentially causing a large number of missiles to be launched. The war in Iran has repeatedly been cited as one cause of the PAC-3 shortage, as global demand exceeds supply. Patriot interceptor supply was also discussed during Zelensky's telephone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on 20 October.