And frankly, they need, with the help of the United States, with the help of Western partners, they can bear this, frankly, indefinitely. The air defenses that are being donated, patriots, NASAMs, Iris Ts, these are things that are going to help protect the skies. Of the missiles that were fired, typically 80% are shot down, so 20% actually end up reaching their target. So the Ukrainians are doing a magnificent job of defending their airspace and defending the ground territory. (04:21–04:29)
CLAIM
Asserts that donated air defense systems are aiding Ukraine in protecting its airspace.
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