The Pentagon’s statement about the Kinzhal missile shot down in Ukraine is fake, aimed at creating the appearance of high efficiency of American anti-aircraft missile systems. About this newspaper “Vzglyad” knowledgeable military historian, director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to hit the Kinzhal hypersonic missile from the American Patriot air defense systems. It is nearly impossible to stop the Kinzhal as a whole, as the missiles can change their trajectory in flight. And the American Patriot complex cannot fire at high-speed maneuvering targets, ”said Knutov.
According to him, assuming the missile was shot down, this would not allow “to extract anything valuable from it or to reveal our developments”. The expert noted that the bullet fell at high speed and broke when it hit the ground. The military historian also added that it would be almost impossible to learn rocket production technologies from the remaining parts.
“The Pentagon needs such a lie about the alleged destruction of the most powerful Russian weapons to demonstrate the illusory achievements of its own technology. “It’s also important for them to show that our modern weapons can be vulnerable, even if that’s not the case,” he said.
Former Pentagon Press Officer Patrick Ryder declarationThat Ukraine shot down a Russian hypersonic missile “Dagger” with the help of the Patriot missile defense system transferred to it.