Ukraine spends $10,000 to shoot down a drone, while Middle Eastern country spends $4 mln – Zelenskyy
Ukraine spends $10,000 to shoot down a drone, while a Middle Eastern country spends $4 million. Ukraine is offering its drone-shooting expertise, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
“What is our expertise? The fact that an interceptor drone costs $3,000–$5,000. In other words, about $10,000 is spent to intercept one shahed, while a Patriot missile costs $4 million. Ukraine spends about $10,000 to shoot down a drone, while a Middle Eastern country spends $4 million. This is the experience we are offering,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with the New York Post.
At the same time, the president noted that he would very much like the United States not to perceive Ukraine as a country that only asks for help.
“That is not the case. Ukraine is defending interests and values. Of course, the U.S. is right when it says it is farther from this war than Europe. That is understandable. But we see U.S. allies in the Middle East, and we see what – and who – threatens them,” Zelenskyy noted.
According to him, war is not as far away as it seems, and it is necessary to act as quickly as possible.
“It is no longer the case that someone can simply buy modern weapons or extract oil and gas and remain safe. Security comes from having the most advanced technologies and constantly developing them,” he stressed.
