About 100 Ukrainian soldiers are heading to an Army post in southwest Oklahoma that was built during the Indian Wars. But the troops are going to Fort Sill to learn how to operate and maintain a Patriot missile battery, part of the most advanced ground-to-air air defense system in the U.S. arsenal.
The training is set to begin as soon as next week, Defense Department officials told reporters on Tuesday, as the U.S. and its allies escalate the number and sophistication of the weapons being shipped to Kyiv as it battles a Russian invasion force.
“The Patriot will contribute to Ukraine’s air defense and provide another capability to the Ukrainian people to defend themselves against Russia’s ongoing aerial assaults,” Air Force Brig.