Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the deployment of two Patriot air defense units to Poland, in order to protect the delivery of equipment to Ukraine.
The German Minister of Defense announced on Thursday January 23 the deployment of two Patriot air defense units in Poland, in order to protect a logistical node of capital importance for the delivery of equipment to Ukraine.
The two Patriot systems were deployed in the south-east of Poland, to secure in particular the Rzeszow airport through which more than 90% of military and humanitarian aid intended to support Ukraine in its fight against the invasion passes. Russian.
“We moved two Patriot systems here”declared German Minister Boris Pistorius in Rzeszow, during a press conference with his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. “The security of Poland and its airspace is at stake”declared for his part the Polish minister.
“Continuous Platform Protection”
The two units are expected to reach full operational capacity on Monday, “which means that the continued protection of the transit platform here is guaranteed”and this for the next six months. Germany, which must also carry out air policing and in-flight refueling missions in Poland, is thus taking over from the Americans, who until now carried out the same task. Both ministers thanked the United States for its “tireless commitment” on the ground.
-The German minister arrived in Poland after visiting Lithuania, where Germany is deploying a brigade of 5,000 soldiers.
Between January and November 2023, Germany had already sent Patriot-type defense devices to Poland, near Zamosc, also in the southeast of the country, not far from the border with Ukraine where they had protected a node important railway.
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