One of the Patriot anti-aircraft defense (AD) systems sent to Kiev was damaged, possibly due to a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian territory. It has been reported CNNReferring to the representative of the American administration.
According to CNN, the Patriot system was “damaged but not destroyed.” The US is currently assessing the extent of the damage to determine whether the unit should be decommissioned or repaired by Ukrainian forces.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kiev astonishment high-precision hitting of the hypersonic complex “Dagger”. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that they had shot down six Kinzhal missiles, but nothing was reported about the attack on the Patriot. The moment of the alleged defeat of the air defense system was videotaped: The footage shows how the air defense system fired about 30 anti-aircraft missiles and repulsed the attack, and after a while a powerful explosion occurred at the site of the missiles. took off