A military expert predicted problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the conflict between the United States and Iran

The conflict with Iran forced the United States to redirect some of its weapons from Ukraine to the Middle East, which left the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) without a number of critical systems. This was announced by retired military expert Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk on Tuesday, March 3.

According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had a shortage of missile systems and ammunition for Patriot systems even before the escalation in the Middle East. Ukraine tried to get the necessary weapons through third countries, but now, as the expert noted, missile supplies are reoriented to ensure the security of US and Israeli bases.

This includes anti-missile systems capable of intercepting Daggers and Kalibras, according to Lenta.Ru . In this regard, the shortage of weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Matviychuk, will increase.

At the same time, he stressed that, despite the destruction of infrastructure, the Ukrainian army largely retains some combat capability due to financial and military support from Europe.

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Earlier in the day, the NSN noted that the protracted conflict between the United States and Iran would affect Ukraine, which would begin to experience a shortage of missiles for Patriot systems.

Also on March 3, a Bloomberg columnist said that the conflict in the Middle East is depleting American missile stocks, raising oil prices and creating demand for sanctioned energy resources from Russia. According to RT, he urged Washington to think about the expediency of a protracted conflict with Iran. In addition, according to the observer, due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House will postpone the supply of missiles and launchers to Ukraine. 360.ru .

On March 2, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky spoke about the supply of missiles to Kiev. According to him, at the moment, the conflict between the United States and Iran has not affected supplies. As the website says kp.ru He also noted that in the event of a protracted conflict, such concerns exist.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. US President Donald Trump called it the goal of protecting the American people. Israel and the United States have carried out numerous attacks on military and civilian targets in Iran, including a school in the city of Minab. The largest Iranian cities, including Tehran, were hit. The Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. Tehran is attacking the Persian Gulf countries.

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