Patriot operator thanked Americans for their help: Thanks to you, we can defend our cities. VIDEO
The operator of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system thanked the people of the United States for their military assistance and support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.
The video was released by the Air Force Command, Censor.NET reports.
"Thank you to the American people for supplying us with weapons! Thanks to your support, we can defend our cities and the people who live in them! The struggle of Ukrainians continues!" he said.
Read: Ukraine could run out of missiles for Patriot in a few weeks - CNN
Suspension of US aid
On the morning of 4 March, it was reported that US President Donald Trump had ordered the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine to force Kyiv to demonstrate a "good faith commitment" to peace.
One of the US officials told CNN that Ukraine will feel the effects of the suspension of US military aid in some time. Perhaps a few days or weeks. However, as soon as the stocks of weapons and armaments start to run out, the country will face serious consequences.
According to journalist Ostap Yarysh, the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will primarily affect the supply of missiles to air defense systems and ammunition for HIMARS and artillery.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tähkna stressed that the US decision to temporarily suspend military aid to Ukraine means that Europe must help Ukraine more and faster than before to fill this gap.
The Economist article says that the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will lead to more casualties and destruction. The critical elements, the newspaper writes, are weapons, their repair, air defense missiles, the Starlink system, and, perhaps most importantly, intelligence sharing.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda's chief national security adviser, Marius Česnulevičius, said that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine was not a surprise. However, Europe is preparing a response.
Later, The Economist wrote that there is currently no official order from Donald Trump to suspend military aid to Ukraine.
Later, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the suspension of military aid to Ukraine was a "temporary pause".
