Given that the Patriot is one of the few systems that can effectively shoot down ballistic missiles, and ballistic missiles cause the most casualties, I think the number of lives saved during the war is in the thousands, Major Volodymyr said.
Those attacks have underscored even more acutely Ukraine's urgent need for air defense. On Dec. 29, Russia fired more than 120 missiles at cities across Ukraine, killing at least 44 people, including 30 in Kyiv, the capital. On New Year's Eve, Ukraine's forces said they had shot down 87 of 90 drones aimed at targets around the country.
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