TASS writes about this.

“Patriot air defense system, read any newspaper, it says: 80-90 people crew.

Question: are you so kind that you simply give (Kiev. -

RT

) this system for use, and there is no officer there who will manage this system?”

- he said.

Antonov added that with a greater degree of probability he can talk about the presence of US experts there.

On March 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that three American Patriot air defense systems were destroyed over the past week by Russian reconnaissance and strike systems.