Conservative political commentator and prominent MAGA figure Laura Loomer called on the United States to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles after experiencing repeated Russian air raids during a visit to Kyiv.In a post published on X on Monday, July 27, Loomer said spending several nights under air raid alerts and taking shelter from Russian ballistic missile attacks had changed her view on the urgency of strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“It’s time for the US to give Ukraine access to Patriot Missiles,” she wrote.Loomer said she had repeatedly rushed to bomb shelters after Russia launched ballistic missiles toward Kyiv and witnessed damage caused by Russian attacks, including to American businesses operating in Ukraine.“I hope Ukraine is given Patriot Missiles. I never thought I would ever say this, but I truly believe this is urgent and necessary,” she wrote.She described Patriot systems as purely defensive weapons designed to intercept Russian missiles targeting Ukrainian cities, civilian infrastructure and power facilities.According to Loomer, supplying Patriots would save lives, protect critical infrastructure and force Russia to expend expensive missiles without enabling Ukrainian strikes inside Russia or requiring the deployment of US troops.Support for Ukraine also protects US interestsLoomer argued that strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses would also serve American national security interests by weakening Russia’s military partnership with Iran.