The USA considers the transfer of the Patriot anti -aircraft missile to Ukraine, which includes up to eight launchers, reports Associated Press with reference to unnamed American officials.
The decision will most likely be made this week, they can be announced on Thursday December 15, three sources of AR. According to two of them, Patriot will be allocated from the pentagon reserves and moved from another country.
The United States plan to send one Patriot battery, sources of A say. It includes up to eight launches, each of which can carry four missiles.
The system also includes a radar, control station, computers, generators, the agency notes. Typically, about 90 people are required to operate and maintain the system, but three military can cope with the actual launch of systems.