It is impossible for the Kinzhal missile to be intercepted by the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, declaration TASS is a senior resource at the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“The allegedly stopped launch of Dagger is an attempt to ward off wishful thinking,” he said.
The source noted that the speed of the “Dagger” exceeds the limiting combat modes of the Western air defense systems supplied by the allies to the Ukrainian army, including the Patriot complex.
In addition, the anti-missile maneuver performed by Kinzhal in the last flight segment and the almost vertical approach to the target exclude the interception of this weapon by anti-aircraft missile systems.”
The interlocutor of the Agency believes that these and similar statements about the alleged interception of Russian missiles by Kiev are made to justify the excessive spending of the ammunition provided by the West for air defense systems.
“The number of interventions is two to three times higher than what we actually started. And I will not pay attention to incoming missiles,” he said.
On May 10, Bild released a video of the wreckage of the Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile, which was allegedly shot down on May 4. In the video, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko shows parts of the so-called “Dagger” to the broadcast’s correspondent, Paul Ronzheimer. When asked if it was the first time the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down Kinzhal, the official replied in the affirmative.
After that, Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov Wrote He said on Klitschko’s Telegram channel that he showed military equipment, parts of a concrete-piercing bomb designed to destroy reinforced concrete structures.
“The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, fell victim to the deception of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also, in a conversation with German journalists, dispersed a BetAB-500ShP bomb as a “Dagger”,” said the journalist.
Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of Roskosmos, also points to Klitschko’s fault. “The same “Dagger” that Klitschko is a ballerina of the Bolshoi, of course, and not of the Maly Theater. I don’t want to upset this stupid mayor of a big city that we will take away, but this is not “Dagger” at all,
– says In a post on the Telegram channel.
Rogozin stressed that he “knows how to do it”. [«Кинжал»] it seems, he took part in the establishment of its production in one of our republics. Addressing the mayor of Kiev, the former CEO of the state company noted that the Russian hypersonic missile is “much bigger and more powerful.” “To clarify, he [«Кинжал»] about 30 times more if you have enough imagination, ”Rogozin concluded.
On May 9, the Pentagon confirmed that Ukraine had hit Kinzhal with the help of the Patriot missile defense system transferred to it. This was expressed by Patrick Ryder, head of the US Department of Defense press service. urged to contact the Ukrainian side for details, writer TASS. He did not specify what kind of Patriot complex was used for this purpose.
The head of the press service also confirmed that Washington has handed over this complex to Kiev. Earlier it was reported that Ukraine received them from Germany and the Netherlands. In this regard, the Pentagon spokesman did not specify which modification of the Patriot was used against the “Dagger”.
Some time later, CNN removed the word “Dagger” and a video of the press secretary from the news about Ryder’s statement. Thus, only the Pentagon’s confirmation that the Patriot missile defense system shot down the missile remained.
On May 4, following media reports about the alleged downing of Kinzhal, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that they could not confirm this information. But Yuriy Ignat, Spokesperson of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, did not rule out such a possibility. According to him, experts need more time to understand the situation.
“Enemy aviation was also active at night, a MiG-31 aircraft was also flown, and there was also the threat of using ballistic weapons. There is no fact of “arrival”, although we can’t confirm its use, he said in the telethon broadcast.
On May 5, the Ukrainian Army Air Force denied the claim that the “Dagger” was shot down over Kiev.
“I’ve already refuted a thousand times, you should have seen it yesterday. There was the possibility of using it, but the ballistic missile was not recorded. They have already received what some of the heads of military administrations said there,” said Yuri Ignat.
The next day, the Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine nevertheless confirmed that the Ukrainian army had shot down a hypersonic Kinzhal.
“This happened during the night attack in the skies of the Kiev region on May 4. The Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Nikolai Oleshchuk, said that the Kh-47 missile was fired from Russian territory by the MiG-31K.
Ukraine started using Western Patriots from April 21. On April 27, the second division of the air defense system was transferred to Kiev.
On March 9, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted that Ukraine could not shoot down Russian hypersonic missiles, since there were no necessary systems for this. At the same time, he noted that Patriot is not a “panacea”, as such funds are sorely needed.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the same day that the Russian army launched a “major retaliatory attack” in response to the terrorist attack in the Bryansk region on March 2.
“High-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, struck key elements of Ukraine’s military infrastructure, enterprises of the military-industrial complex and the energy facilities that provide them. said the ministry’s report. It was emphasized that the goal was achieved.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the speed of the Kinzhal missile is 10 times the speed of sound (up to 4,080 m/s) and its flight range is more than 2,000 km. At the same time, this type of weapon can maneuver anywhere in the trajectory, as it overcomes all air defense and missile defense systems. “Dagger” can be equipped with conventional and nuclear warheads. The mass of the warhead is half a ton.
The Patriot system can also intercept a missile whose maximum speed does not exceed 2500 m/s.