reported that the US State Department has approved the possibility of selling the Patriot air defense missile system (SAM) to Ukraine for an amount of 105 million USD. As the Pentagon Security Cooperation Agency, the agency responsible for supplying military equipment and weapons abroad under intergovernmental contracts, makes clear, Kyiv has asked Washington to maintain its air defense system. In addition, the Ukrainian side has sent a request to provide many spare parts and equipment for the air defense missile system, “including the modernization of M901 launchers to the M903 configuration”. In addition, Kiev also hopes to receive other support. The document also states that this “proposed sale” would be consistent with the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States. On November 2, military reporter Alexander Kots said that providing additional Patriot air defense missile (SAM) systems is unlikely to seriously strengthen Ukraine's air defense power. According to him, these systems will not be able to shoot down Russian aircraft because they operate outside the Patriot kill zone, nor can they effectively respond to ballistic missiles of the Russian Armed Forces.
