Colonel on the impact of US aid to Ukraine | iRADIO

How significant is this promise from Minister Austin on Friday?
This promise fits in with what has already been said by the US administration and especially by the US president.

Vladimír Kroc asks about American aid to Ukraine with Zdenek Petraš

It is expected that what the deliveries will contain that should reach Ukraine in the near future, apart from artillery ammunition and other ammunition, are precisely the sets, systems and ammunition for these systems that would ensure the defense of the airspace.

So at least in those sections in which the front extends and in which Russian units are active.

Washington wants to purchase these weapons and ammunition from non-American stocks. Is it clearer now which items can arrive in Ukraine in the foreseeable future? And which will Kyiv have to wait for? For example, in the case of missiles to the Patriot missile systems, does Washington promise expedited delivery?
Let’s not be under the illusion that we will know which systems, how many there will be and in which places they will be deployed.

I would venture to say that this material will be procured primarily from American sources, from American armories, or from American army warehouses. After all, this is also what the American president communicated.

But the structure of this aid and its amount, where it will be delivered, and how it will be delivered, cannot of course be communicated openly. For obvious reasons. This is what the Russian side could be preparing for, and this is all a rather hot point in the intelligence battle and espionage activities on both sides.

Even before the US Congress approved a massive aid package for Ukraine, Washington sent ATACMS missiles with a longer range of up to 300 kilometers to Kiev in March. They arrived in the past few days. Have they already been visibly applied?
Of course, they were visibly applied, but in terms of the number that arrived in Ukraine, there could only be tactical gains. It cannot be expected to translate into operational and strategically significant profit. In any case, these systems have been shown to be effective.

But it is necessary to realize that if these and other systems reach Ukraine, then they cannot be looked at as nothing more than a pile of iron, which needs to have the appropriate personnel requirements – the training and art of crews and personnel to work with it.

Last but not least, logistical security is also needed.

And all this must be part of a wider planning operational process so that the Russian side feels that the Ukrainian side has this potential and can handle it.

How could Moscow respond to even the most recent announcements on Friday regarding the progress of their forces in Ukraine?
I would say that at the moment the Russian side is waiting to see what it can expect from these deliveries, from their amount and deployment, because it is not clear. This is not clear to the Russian side, nor will the world public find out ahead of time.

Of course, Russia is also planning what it intends to do in the near future, but only on the basis of the results of what will be delivered to Ukraine and to which places it will be delivered.

Vladimir Kroc

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