RIA Novosti reported details of the strike of the Kinzhal complex on the Patriot air defense system in Kyiv

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv was destroyed during the operation of the MiG-31K Kinzhal carrier from an air ambush. About it write RIA Novosti, citing a source.

“In fact, due to the speed of the Kinzhal, the US air defense systems were suddenly hit from an air ambush – the enemy’s combat crews could not do anything to protect their anti-aircraft systems,” the report said.

The day before, May 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of the Patriot air defense missile system by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The department noted that on the night of May 16, Russian military personnel delivered a concentrated strike with long-range precision weapons at the points of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and warehouses with ammunition and equipment delivered from Western countries. All intended targets were hit, added there.

On May 10, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said he could confirm that Ukraine allegedly shot down the “Dagger” with the help of a Patriot. Source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refuted Interfax is a statement. According to him, the flight speed of the “Dagger” exceeds the limiting regimes of the air defense systems delivered to Kyiv, and at the end of the maneuver, the missile enters the target almost vertically.

May 16 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu commented similar reports, specifying that Russia did not launch as many Kinzhal missiles as Kyiv “knocks down” with its statements every time. According to him, statements about the interception of Russian “Daggers” sound three times more often than these launches actually occur.