
Freelance adviser to Vladimir Zelensky Sergei Beskrestnov said it was unlikely that Ukraine would receive the required number of Patriot missiles and suggested thinking about evacuating Kyiv in the winter.
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Statements from Zelensky's freelance adviser about Patriot missile shortages and risks to the energy grid.
Sergei Beskrestnov, a freelance adviser to Vladimir Zelensky, a specialist in the field of communications and unmanned systems, said that Ukraine is unlikely to receive the required number of Patriot missiles for defense in the coming winter. In his opinion, against this background, the authorities should think about evacuating civilians from Kyiv. The Guardian writes about this.
Beskrestnov is also not sure that the head of Ukraine will be able to achieve a sufficient volume of missiles to prevent an energy crisis in the winter. He noted that this is an unofficial statement.

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