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US, Israel Deplete Patriot Missiles: Ukraine's Air Defense Capability Feared to Be in Crisis
US, Israel Significantly Deplete Patriots Defending Against Iranian Drones
According to an analysis by Bloomberg News, over the past 11 days, the United States, Israel, and their allies reportedly fired more than 1,000 Patriot missiles, a medium-range interceptor, in response to Iran's retaliatory attacks. These nations intensively used missiles to shoot down more than 2,100 Iranian Shahed drones, significantly depleting Patriot missile stocks in the process.
Ukraine's Air Defense Capability Feared to Face Depletion Crisis
Bloomberg News analyzed that this massive depletion of Patriot missiles could pose a serious crisis for Ukraine's air defense capabilities. Ukraine has received a total of 600 Patriot missiles over the past four years, a number smaller than the missiles fired in the Gulf region recently. This situation leads to concerns that Ukraine's critical air defense capabilities may be at risk of depletion.
*Source: YouTube: Yonhap News TV (2026-03-11)*
