Kiev, (EFE) Sergey Yaremenko of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Importance of US anti-missiles
The most important milestone of this American-made anti-missile system took place on May 16, when Kiev was attacked “almost simultaneously” with 16 missiles, most of which were aimed at one of the Patriots of the Ukrainian army to destroy it.
The 96th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force managed to intercept all the projectiles with the Patriot system. “Later we discovered that there were six Kinzhal missiles among the targets” shot down, Colonel Yaremenko explained.
The other Kinzhal missile was shot down on the night of May 4 in the kyiv area, it said.
Until receiving the first Patriot systems, Ukraine was vulnerable to Kinzhal missiles, Russian for ‘dagger’, which are one of Russia’s most advanced and iconic technologies.
Patriot effectiveness in Ukraine
The effectiveness demonstrated by the Patriots in Ukraine, continued the military, is “the best possible publicity for the manufacturers” of this military technology.
“This system has developed to its full potential and has shown that it is capable of destroying targets that the Russians said were impossible to shoot down,” he concluded.