Russian Kinzhal missile destroys US Patriot system in Kiev: MoD
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian air defense systems have intercepted seven Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles over the past day.
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US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (Reuters)
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that the Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile destroyed a Patriot air defense system in Kiev.
"The high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system in the city of Kiev hit a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system," the Ministry announced in a statement.
I counted 30 Patriot PAC-3 MSE launches here.
— Fennec_Radar (@RadarFennec) May 16, 2023
The FY2024 costs of these per missile is about $$5,275,000
That was $158,250,000 fired in about two minutes. And as we see, the battery or something else likely got blown up. So it failed in its mission. pic.twitter.com/9rwPnHkNGu
According to the Ministry, Russian air defense systems have intercepted seven Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles over the past day.
In addition, it highlighted that Ukraine lost up to 215 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, adding that fighting in the western part of Bakhmut is ongoing.
Two impacts were recorded last night Kiev pic.twitter.com/sQMxJjBSFM
— ZOKA (@200_zoka) May 16, 2023
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is ready to fill Ukraine's requirements to launch a spring offensive against Russia.
Blinken underlined that his country was also determined to ensure the UK's supply of long-range missiles adds up to what Ukraine needs.
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