Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat tells when Ukrainians will find out that Patriots are in use

Yuriy Ihnat said this during a telethon.

"Of course, Patriot will be in Ukraine, the decision has been made, people are training. We expect it in the near future. Indeed, there are applications for training. Indeed, it will take place," said the spokesman.

Ihnat emphasized that Ukrainians will learn about the Patriot when Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk tests the system while driving, as he did with the IRIS-T, or when they tell about the first enemy aircraft to be shot down by air defense.

"Patriot is capable of shooting down targets at a distance of up to 150 km, aerodynamic targets. Ballistic targets are less - 40 km. So let's be patient and wait for this news to really be in Ukraine," added the spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command.

• Polish Ministry of Defense denied the statement of the head of the ministry, Mariusz Blaszczak, about the arrival of the first batteries of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine.

• On December 21, the United States announced its decision to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. It is known that the Patriot air defense system is capable of shooting down cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at a much higher altitude than the air defense systems previously provided to Ukraine.

• The Air Force said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be able to operate the Patriot in a few months.

• A senior U.S. defense official told the House Armed Services Committee that the U.S. and its allies have already trained more than 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers, and that training on Patriot systems is about to be completed.