The media write that Ukraine has no missiles left for Patriot and Iris-T: the Air Force responded

What the Air Force is saying about its stockpiles of Patriot and Iris rounds -T/Channel 24 collage (Photo: GettyImages)

German newspaper columnist Julian Röpke wrote that Ukraine supposedly almost zero reserves of missiles for the Patriot and IRIS-T systems. The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Kyiv does not produce these systems and ammunition on its own.

Press Secretary of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ilya Yevlash said during the telethon that Ukraine needs more missiles. President Zelensky spoke about the same thing after the massive attack on Ukraine on April 11, Vladimir Zelensky writes channel 24.

What the Ukrainian Air Force is saying about the need for missiles for Patriot and Iris-T

Our partners know about our need. They know how many missiles we have, how many more we need. However, there is no need to panic, as you see today’s result, the work of our mobile fire teams,” the press secretary said.

Ilya Yevlash noted that our military shot down 16 out of 17 Shaheds. On the night of April 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 16 out of 20 Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles and almost all 40 drones, two out of four Kh-59 missiles.

” Of course, “Daggers” are quite difficult to shoot down. These are not ordinary weapons, and not cruise missiles, which even our fire groups manage to shoot down. Therefore, it is an extremely difficult target. For this we need a large number of Patriots. This is the only weapon that is currently can effectively counter the enemy's powerful air attack weapons. And, of course, we look forward to the delivery of these air defense systems by our partners,” said the press secretary of the Ukrainian Air Force.

What Röpke wrote

• Military columnist for Bild magazine Julian Röpke wrote that “Ukraine has run out of Patriot and Iris missiles -T. Most other air defense stocks have also been depleted or destroyed.” He also noted that Western countries have hundreds of systems and thousands of missiles that Ukraine needs.
• It is worth noting that Ukraine is indeed asking for more Patriot systems. Vladimir Zelensky explained that Ukraine needs 25 Patriot systems with 6 – 8 batteries in each. distortion of information about Ukraine. For example, he cynically “criticized” President Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Zaluzhny for “caring too much about people.” He wrote that this is why the Ukrainian counter-offensive was “slow.”
• In addition, he claimed that the alleged counter-offensive in the Kherson region allegedly “failed.” The columnist wrote more than one article, which was subsequently referenced by Russian propagandists.