This was announced on May 12 CNN referring to two American officials.
According to them, the Russian attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted the Kinzhal missile using the Patriot system, marking the first successful use of it just a few weeks after arriving in the country.
One of the officials noted that Ukrainian defenders fired several rockets from Patriot at different angles to intercept the Kinzhal. This indicates that they quickly mastered the use of the American air defense system, he added.
US officials believe the Russians were able to intercept signals from a Patriot stationed in Ukraine, allowing them to target the Kinzhal air defense system.
The Russian “Dagger” was shot down during an attack on Kyiv on the night of May 4. On May 6, the fact of the defeat of this “Dagger” was confirmed by the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolai Oleshchuk.
A Russian missile was shot down by an American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.
On May 10, Bild war correspondent Paul Ronzheimer published a video of the wreckage of this missile.
On May 9, the fact that the Ukrainian military from the Patriot shot down the “Dagger” was officially confirmed by Pentagon Speaker Pat Ryder. According to information CNN , Ukraine’s announcement of the downing of the missile caused a stir in the Pentagon. The interception of the “Dagger” was a real demonstration that the American air defense system can shoot down a hypersonic missile, while earlier this possibility was only theoretical, the channel’s interlocutor explained.
In addition, an even greater success for the Pentagon is the fact that this intercept was carried out by the Ukrainian military, who were trained in the United States, without the participation of American advisers, according to CNN.
On May 11, a week later, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Ukraine could not shoot down the “Dagger” from the Patriot.
2023-05-12 20:29:28
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