The destruction of the American Patriot system in Ukraine would be very important for Russian propaganda, which is lacking in success at the front, writes Columnist Forbes Paul Idon, a specialist in military issues.
In his opinion, the destruction of Patriot would be even more important from a political point of view than from a military man, since one complex cannot solve the problem of massive shelling of the territory of Ukraine.
Note that Russian President Vladimir Putin the Second Paz this week said that Russia will be able to destroy the Patriot air defense systems in case of their supply of the United States to Ukraine. “Of course, we will click, 100%!” he assured.
Patriot air defense system is a modern complex that, although it has some mobility, is usually stationary, protecting a certain object. The danger to the air defense system, according to Iddon, may come from ballistic missiles that Russia would like to buy from Iran. This transaction, judging by the open information, has not yet taken place.
For Iran, Iran believes, the destruction of the American air defense system would also be important, as this would demonstrate the vulnerability of American military technologies in relation to Iranian.