I wonder how Patriot systems deliveries to Ukraine will affect our energy grid integrity

I am aware that Patriots have an insane range and can shoot down basically anything from drones to fighter jets way before they reach their targets, which is great. However, obviously we are getting only limited amount of them, knowing how expensive and hard to make they are. So, I assume they will be defending key power generation objects. What concerns me is the fact that Russia uses swarms of cheap Iranian "Shahed-136" drones, and since recently even smaller "Shahed-131" variants, so I wonder if our AA will be overwhelmed, and if we can reliably and quickly identify approaching targets, in order to not waste expensive Patriot missiles on stupid scooter drones and decoys (Shaheds make a sound similar to a scooter engine when they fly if you didn't know). I'm far from expert on this topic, but I would like to understand it more. These idiots even launched missiles with dummy nuclear warheads at us, can you believe it... But then again they sent packages with literal animal eyes in them to tens of our diplomats in many countries across Europe, so I guess it's not that surprising.

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helenS · 36-40, F

Their supply of drones isn't infinite, and the Iranian government may cease to exist soon. It's not unlikely that the Iranian tyrants will be burnt in one of their mosques in the near future.

I am no technical expert regarding the Patriot system either, but I would assume the newly deployed system will make Ukraine a safer place.

sdhsdfgsd · 31-35, M

@helenS I sure hope situation in Iran will get better. I also keep reading horrible news about Afghanistan and their Taliban government... It's atrocious, I became a bit more interested in Afghanistan after I read this "Kite Runner" book about it by Khaleed Hosseini gifted to me by my wife's parents, I recommend it. World has a lot of messed up things going on.

helenS · 36-40, F

@sdhsdfgsd It's interesting to see how the world is rearranging again, into a camp of democracies/republics, and a bunch of tyrannies.
I'm not a prophet but I predict democracy will win.

sdhsdfgsd · 31-35, M

@helenS I really really hope it will!

helenS · 36-40, F

@sdhsdfgsd It's great, and touching, to see how Ukraine has been turning into a democracy since the Revolution of Dignity in 2014.

sdhsdfgsd · 31-35, M

@helenS I'm glad you think so, I hope my country will keep improving and going in the right direction.

helenS · 36-40, F

@sdhsdfgsd I think Ukraine has still a long way to go, and it's horrible but the war is helping as far as that is concerned.

sdhsdfgsd · 31-35, M

@helenS Indeed this war is the result of us going our way, away from authoritarian corrupt soviet system and mindset, and inability of Russia to let us go (like they can't let go of Georgia, Moldova and Chechnia). Russia in it's current state is an archaic monstrosity and in my opinion should cease to exist, giving way to new, healthier and smaller nations that will come from it's corpse. It should be a lesson to others as well, particularly China.

helenS · 36-40, F

@sdhsdfgsd I also think Russia may not survive Putin’s disastrous decision to invade Ukraine and kill and torture people on foreign ground.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@sdhsdfgsd the ‘Russian federation’ will disintegrate before long.