Does Peter Dickinson think 500 Patriot missiles are enough for Ukraine this winter?

No. Peter Dickinson, editor of the blog Ukraine Alert, told the BBC that 500 Patriots would not see Ukraine through the winter and might last only a month or two. He still called the sale a major boost, because Ukraine had recently been receiving only dozens a month, which he described as below subsistence level and leaving the country defenceless.

• Kyiv says Russia has stockpiled up to 700 ballistic missiles for attacks on Ukraine.
• Dickinson says Russia has scaled up its ballistic missile bombardment, knowing Ukraine is short of interceptors.

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“500 would probably be enough perhaps for a month or two.” Peter Dickinson · at 3:55 — open in the transcript →

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