Ukraine should have the same opportunities to defend themselves as Israel

Iran fired over 100 drones On Friday morning as a response to Israel’s attacks the night before. Later in the morning, the military announced that many of the drones were shot down and that the call to the public to stay close to shelters was lifted.

This is an ongoing course of events, but so far it looks like Israel has managed to defend itself against the Iranian drones in a relatively successful way. It’s no surprise.

When Iran conducted an extensive air attack against Israel in April 2024, the country stopped 99 percent Of the Iranian drones and robots, with the support of the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Jordan.

The outside world was impressed. « The whole world sees what real defense is. It sees that it is possible, » said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. The country’s then Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba replenished with saying That this shows what Ukraine can achieve if they received more support from their allies.

It is needed. Unfortunately, the huge amount of drones that Russia sends against Ukraine will have an effect, even though most people are harmless. When 479 drones The other night attacked Ukraine and 460 was stopped, it may sound like a success. But for the places that still meet, the statistics are a cold comfort.

It should be said that Ukraine’s prerequisites to defend themselves differ from Israel. For example, Ukraine, as the Institute for the Study of War has noted, has much less time to react. Russia’s attacks take place significantly closer to the goals, compared to when Iran attacks Israel and the drones must travel across several countries (APF 15/04-24).

Europe holds the wallet, but Ukraine holds her breath.

But this is just another reason why the outside world must support Ukraine’s air defense even more. Russia must not continue to fire childbirth clinics, residential buildings and infrastructure.

Europe must increase its support, especially given that The United States the other day announced that they should cut down their military assistance. Europe must therefore also be prepared to buy US weapons for Ukraine if needed.

We can afford it. Many European countries only lay Some promille of its GDP on support for Ukraine. Ensuring that their air defense becomes more like Israels is an investment for the entire security of our continent.

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