The Ministry of Defence confirms that the Slovak Republic supplied Ukraine with the S-300 PMU (SA-10F Grumble) air-defence system. This is available in response to the request of Ukraine for help in its train of self-defense in keeping with Article 51 of the UN Constitution as a direct consequence of armed aggression by Russia. This choice represents a accountable response of the Slovak Republic that’s supporting peace, freedom, and safety of human rights. Help supplied by the Slovak Republic is sole defensive to assist the self-defense capabilities of Ukraine and safety of harmless lives from additional aggression by the Russian Armed Forces.
Offering the S-300 to Ukraine doesn’t imply that the Slovak Republic has turn out to be part of the navy battle in Ukraine. Self-defence capabilities of the Slovak Republic are secured and will probably be strengthened by the fourth battery of the Patriot System that can arrive in Slovakia inside the subsequent week and will probably be deployed on the territory of the Slovak Republic so long as vital. NATO members Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Greece have the S-300s, which may hearth missiles tons of of kilometers and knock out cruise missiles or plane. NATO allies Germany and Netherlands final month despatched three batteries of the Patriot air-defense system to Slovakia, which Bratislava mentioned would complement slightly than exchange the S-300. U.S. President Joe Biden has thanked Slovakia for donating its Soviet-era S-300 air-defence system to Ukraine and mentioned it will likely be changed with a U.S.-made Patriot system.
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Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad mentioned: “Safety of the Slovak Republic and our residents is our highest precedence. That’s the reason we determined to make this choice for the time being, when now we have an sufficient alternative for the S-300 system, as we had said earlier than. The fourth battery of the Patriot system, some of the fashionable air-defense methods, supplied by our Allies, will probably be deployed in Slovakia. Collectively, 4 batteries of the Patriot system will cowl the territory of the Slovak Republic. As a result of technical situation, restricted choices of upkeep, and age of the S-300 system, the deployment of the fourth battery of the Patriot system is nice information for Slovakia and on the similar time great assist for Ukraine.”
The S-300 (SA-10 Grumble) is a sequence of initially Soviet and later Russian long-range surface-to-air missile methods produced by NPO Almaz. The S-300 system was developed to defend in opposition to plane and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The S-300 PMU (SA-10F Grumble) was launched in 1992 for the export market and featured the upgraded 5V55U missile which nonetheless utilized the intermediate SARH terminal steerage technique and smaller warhead of the 5V55R however elevated the engagement envelope to present this missile roughly the identical vary and altitude capabilities because the newer 48N6 missile (max. vary 150 km/93 mi). The radars had been additionally upgraded, with the surveillance radar for the S-300 PMU being designated 64N6 (BIG BIRD) and the illumination and steerage radar being designated 30N6-1 within the GRAU index.
