Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, was furious after the US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that Ukrainian soldiers were training in missiles in the United States.

– Another confirmation of Washington’s actual involvement in the Ukrainian conflict, along with the Nazi criminals in Kyiv, Antonov told the Russian state news agency TASS about the training plans.

The training will take place at Fort Sill Military Base in Oklahoma. About a hundred Ukrainian servicemen will take part in the writing Newsweek.

– The real goal of the administration is to inflict as much damage on Russia as possible on the battlefield by using Ukrainians as proxies, says Antonov, referring to the administration of President Joe Biden.

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The Patriot air defense system is among the most advanced defense systems the United States has in its arsenal. The Patriot must be able to shoot down ballistic missiles, planes, and drones that Russia is using in Ukraine.

The missile system is a key component of the latest US aid package to Ukraine.

The value of the support package announced by the US Department of Defense in December is about $1.85 billion, he said Newsweek.

Ukraine: ready to operate within six months

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed in December that the Patriot system would be operational in Ukraine within six months.

NTB wrote in December that training on the system typically takes up to a year.