THE US HAS DEPLOYED TWO PATRIOT MISSILE DEFENCE BATTERIES IN POLAND, ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON

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Washington: As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, the US has dispatched two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to protect against any "possible danger" to US or NATO soldiers in the alliance's territory, according to a senior Pentagon official.

The missile batteries were shifted at Poland's "request," according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The decision is perceived as reflecting rising concerns that a Russian missile could cross the border from neighbouring Ukraine into NATO member Poland, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The deployment comes just a day after Washington turned down a Polish request to send Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter fighters to Ukraine via a US air station in Germany, citing "severe concerns" for the NATO alliance as a whole.

Vice President Kamala Harris of the United States was scheduled to travel to Poland on Wednesday to resume discussions about how to effectively give "military support" to Ukraine.

The Patriot missiles were delivered to Poland as a "purely defensive deployment being performed preemptively to mitigate any potential threat to US and Allied personnel in NATO territory," according to a Pentagon official.

He went on to say that defending fellow members of the transatlantic alliance was "100% in keeping with the seriousness with which we take our Article 5 duties."

The officer didn't disclose where the batteries were now stationed in Poland or what their operating state was, only that they were "manned."

Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aeroplanes can all be intercepted and destroyed by the Patriot surface-to-air missile defence system.

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