A U.S. defense official said that a Patriot system had suffered an indirect hit by Russian fire in the vicinity of Kyiv early Tuesday morning, but that it was still operational.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Wednesday rejected Russia’s claims that it had destroyed one of Kyiv’s treasured, Western-donated Patriot air defense systems while a U.S. official said that one of the systems was damaged but still operational.“Everything is fine with the Patriot,” Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said in a text message on Wednesday, refusing to elaborate further.
Russia’s Defense Ministry, contradicting the Ukrainian account, said a Patriot system had been hit and destroyed. Ukraine has two such systems, one donated by the United States and the second by Germany and the Netherlands. The locations of Ukraine’s two Patriot systems are a closely kept secret — though Moscow’s repeated airstrikes in recent weeks suggest that one was located in the Kyiv region.six Kyiv residents who shared photos and videos of air defense operations during Tuesday morning’s attack.
By reputation, however, the Patriot stands apart. And the legend only grew after Ukraine said it used the Patriot to shoot down a Kinzhal missile over Kyiv, reportedly taking out a weapon that previously evaded all air defenses.
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