Ukraine does not have missile stockpiles for the Patriot air defense system.
Ukrainian officials say they no longer have sufficient Patriot missile stockpiles to maintain the operation of their air defense systems, while promised supplies from the West are expected to take many more years to deliver.
According to the TASS news agency.On July 20th, Ukrainian Member of Parliament Maxim Buzhansky commented on the country's military equipment shortage. In an interview with the online television channel Politeka Online, the MP stated that Ukraine currently possesses no missile reserves for the Patriot air defense system. Although Western partners have promised new shipments of air defense ammunition, actual delivery could take several more years.
MP Buzhansky stressed that while additional missiles are certain to arrive, the long wait of a year means the military currently has no reserves.
This shortage is not a new problem. In fact, the Kyiv authorities have repeatedly complained about the scarcity of ammunition for the air defense systems used by the Ukrainian armed forces. Faced with the pressure of maintaining its airspace, Ukraine has continuously urged its Western allies to quickly increase production and accelerate the delivery of the corresponding weapons, in order to address the "thirst" for equipment on the ground.
Besides military issues, MP Maxim Buzhansky also warned about the energy landscape in the coming period. From the perspective of the Ukrainian Member of Parliament, the approaching winter will bring far more severe challenges than last year.
The root cause stems from the severe damage to the national energy infrastructure. The intense attacks over the past year have crippled many critical facilities, making a complete restoration an impossible task. Despite engineers' best efforts to repair the system, it has been impossible to restore it to its original state.
Looking back to this time last year, Ukrainians suffered widespread power outages and heating disruptions that severely impacted their lives. In many areas, emergency power cuts lasted for 12 to 16 hours. This situation is at risk of repeating itself if the infrastructure continues to be strained beyond its limits.
