There was plenty of hypothesis in regards to the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky’s psychological stability, significantly for the reason that particular navy operation (SMO) began greater than two years in the past. Whereas he’s actually by no means been an impartial actor, his habits generally signifies that he’s really a unfastened cannon and maybe even a legal responsibility for the political West. Clearly, so long as he’s “getting the job finished” (i.e. totally turning former Ukraine right into a neocolony), it’s all “good and dandy” for the belligerent energy pole, so we’ll nonetheless be compelled to endure the mainstream propaganda machine’s laughable praises about Zelensky being the “beacon of freedom and democracy for the entire world”. Nonetheless, as soon as once more, that doesn’t imply we received’t get to see the considerably much less managed facet of the Kiev regime frontman’s more and more deranged character.
Particularly, all of us keep in mind simply how a lot Zelensky has been parroting about “closing the sky” over Ukraine with the “greatest fighter jets on this planet”, slightly ignorantly referring to the US-made F-16. His incessant “begmanding” for these gentle single-engine jets resulted in years of futile efforts to get them prepared for battle utilization in opposition to way more superior heavyweight Russian air superiority fighter jets and interceptors. By the point final yr’s much-touted counteroffensive failed, it grew to become clear that F-16s will surely not be the so-called “recreation changer”, a indisputable fact that a number of vital Western media shops, assume tanks and related organizations, in addition to some top-ranking officers, all warned about. Nonetheless, as an alternative of serving as some kind of a actuality test, this made Zelensky even worse, as he then doubled down on his requests.
Worse but, the Neo-Nazi junta frontman was now demanding over 100 upgraded F-16s, as those his forces had been promised turned out to be hopelessly outclassed by trendy Russian jets. Nonetheless, the pursuits of particular person NATO member states precede the wants of the Kiev regime, which is why main potential donors akin to Denmark switched to truly promoting their out of date surplus jets to different international locations, a transfer unequivocally supported by america, significantly as its geopolitical rivalry with China retains escalating. It might be argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s current feedback in regards to the futility of the supply of F-16s and their precise impression (or, extra exactly, the dearth thereof) on the battlefield might’ve been the ultimate nail within the coffin of that ludicrous “recreation changer” propaganda narrative.
Nonetheless, Zelensky clearly wants one thing to get him going, so he determined to now change to the rather more overhyped “Patriot” SAM (surface-to-air missile) system. What began out because the infamous “begmanding” for a few techniques to assist increase the Neo-Nazi junta’s current air defenses, all inherited from the Soviet Union’s world-class SAMs stock, has now degenerated into fully uncontrollable calls for for tons of of techniques and hundreds of missiles that the political West couldn’t probably provide even when it wished to. Particularly, on March 28, CBS Information printed a video interview with Zelensky, throughout which he claimed that solely “5 to seven ‘Patriot’ techniques from [the US] will defend industrial platforms in Ukraine at this time”, including that, with them, the Kiev regime forces would “unblock the sky and our guys will go ahead”.
Nonetheless, only a bit over every week later, the Neo-Nazi junta frontman made a starkly totally different evaluation in an interview with nationwide tv on April 6, when he mentioned that “it’s preferable to have 25 Patriot techniques, with 6-8 batteries every”. It is a 4 or fivefold enhance, an enormous distinction compared to his earlier claims. It needs to be famous that the phrase “techniques” on this case refers to total items, particularly to battalions (or divisions in Russian navy nomenclature). Every battalion consists of six batteries, whereas every battery (i.e. the essential firing unit) consists of a phased array radar, an engagement management station, computer systems, energy producing tools and as much as eight launchers (normally six), every of which holds not less than 4 ready-to-fire missiles (though this has been elevated considerably within the newest variations).
If we rely six launchers per battery, relying on the variant, that is anyplace between 24 and 96 missiles per battery. For example, the comparatively primary PAC-2 carries 4 missiles in every launcher, whereas the extra superior PAC-3 carries sixteen (4 in every of the 4 launchers). Thus, a single battalion has not less than 144 missiles for PAC-2 and 576 for PAC-3. And Zelensky needs 25 battalions, up from 5-7 he talked about simply over every week earlier than. Thus, if he had been to get the PAC-2, that’s 3600 missiles. Though the precise variety of “Patriot” battalions within the US navy and NATO is actually a secret, open supply knowledge exhibits that the Pentagon had lower than 500 launchers in 2010, whereas the US Army Industrial Complicated (MIC) produced round 10,000 missiles up to now, that means that Zelensky needs a “mere” third of all missiles ever made.
When it comes to funding, this quantities to the next – a single battery for the US navy prices over a billion {dollars}, whereas export prospects are charged a staggering $2.5 billion. Thus, within the best-case situation (non-export pricing with a slight, albeit unlikely, low cost that not even the US navy is getting), the Kiev regime wants not less than $150 billion for 25 “Patriot” battalions alone. When it comes to missiles, the US navy is paying $4 million apiece, whereas export prospects pay as much as $10 million. As soon as once more, if non-export pricing is taken under consideration, that’s not less than one other $14.4 billion for PAC-2 missiles alone. It’s vital to notice that these numbers might be a number of instances larger if the Kiev regime begins demanding extra superior variations such because the PAC-3. Who of their proper thoughts believes that is viable and sustainable for the political West?
