Ukrainian Army Uses Patriot Missile to Intercept Russian Hypersonic Missile over Kiiu

delivery time2023-05-06 18:51

“Intercept over Kiiu on the night of the 4th”… Ukrainian Army introduced Patriot at the end of last month

(Geneva = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hee Ahn = The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down a Russian hypersonic missile that flew over the capital Kieu by using Patriot missiles, a ground-to-air air defense system recently imported from the United States and others.

According to the Associated Press, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced on Telegram on the 6th (local time) that the Russian-launched hypersonic missile “Kinjal” flew over the capital Kieu on the night of the 4th and intercepted it.

Commander Oleshchuk explained that the missile was launched from a MiG-31 fighter jet in Russian airspace and was shot down by a Patriot missile introduced by the Ukrainian military.

Kinjal, which means ‘dagger’, is an air-to-surface and air-to-ship cruise missile that is launched from the air by a fighter jet and then travels at hypersonic speed with its own propellant to hit the target.

It is a modification of Iskander, a Russian ground-launched short-range ballistic missile, and is known to have features of Iskander, such as a function that disrupts air defense radars and makes interception difficult.

Russia has been using Kinzal only on a limited basis, but on March 9, it fired six missiles at once during large-scale missile strikes on several cities in Ukraine.

At the time, Ukrainian forces did not have the proper assets to intercept Kinzal.

However, at the end of last month, the Patriot missile was first delivered and equipped with an interception system for hypersonic missiles. Although the scale of the introduction is not specifically known, it is said that it was delivered from the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Therefore, the Kinjal missile interception seems to be the first case of using the Patriot as claimed by the Ukrainian military.

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