Damage to the Patriot system in Ukraine is minimal, CNN reported

Kyiv – Damage to the US Patriot air defense system supplied to Ukraine is minimal after a Russian airstrike on Tuesday, she stated today the American television CNN. The United States sent inspectors to examine the system after the Ukrainians said it appeared to be damaged, but experts concluded that the Patriot was still operational. Not even the radar, one of the most important parts of the entire complex, was damaged, CNN added. According to her, US officials believe that the device will not need to be removed from the battlefield for repairs.

The Patriot battery has six main parts: generators, radar station, control station, antennas, launchers and anti-missile missiles. Those elements work together to launch a Patriot missile and successfully guide it to its target, CNN noted, adding that it was unclear which part was damaged and whether the damage was caused by a direct hit or falling debris from a downed Russian missile.

It is impossible to destroy the Patriot air defense system with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on Ukrainian television today. He was reacting to Moscow’s claim that its military hit the Patriot system with the aforementioned missile on Tuesday.

“Don’t worry about the fate of the Patriots,” Ihnat said, according to the Ukrainska Pravda website, adding that each battery consists of several parts, has a radar and up to eight launchers, and all of this cannot be destroyed by “some dagger.”

“Let’s leave what they (the Russians) say in their propaganda archive,” the spokesman added, accusing Moscow of lying.

“Yesterday (Tuesday) we did not comment on it. We do not comment on the liar (spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor) Konashenkov, who destroyed our entire air force eight times. If we had as many planes as he ‘destroyed’, we probably would have won a long time ago,” added Ihnat.

Russia launched an airstrike on Kiev on Tuesday night, after which Ukrainian officials reported shooting down all 18 Russian missiles used, including six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, which are difficult to intercept. Moscow later announced that it had hit the Patriot system in Kiev with a hypersonic missile, but rejected the claim that six Kinzhal missiles had been shot down. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Russian military did not send that many hypersonic missiles to Ukraine.

One of the US officials, according to Reuters, said that Washington and Kiev are discussing the best way to fix the system, and it does not appear that he will need to be taken out of Ukraine at this time. Similar information was brought by the American list The Washington Post.

CNN on Tuesday, citing an unnamed US official she stated, that the Russians appeared to have damaged one of the two Western-supplied Patriot systems. Ukraine currently has two Patriot batteries – one provided by the United States, the other jointly donated by Germany and the Netherlands.

Patriot is an American tactical missile defense system with long-range missiles, which enables the elimination of enemy tactical ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles and aircraft.

On Tuesday, it was the first time that Ukraine reported the destruction of multiple hypersonic missiles; if confirmed, it will demonstrate the effectiveness of newly deployed and Western-supplied air defenses, Reuters wrote. Previously, according to him, the ability of Patriot systems to intercept Kinžal missiles was only theoretical.

It is impossible to destroy the Patriot system with the Kinzhal missile, said the spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force

It is impossible to destroy the Patriot air defense system with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on Ukrainian television. He was reacting to Moscow’s claim that its military hit a Western-supplied Patriot system with its supersonic missile during Tuesday’s airstrike in Ukraine. American newspaper The New York Times, citing two unnamed American officials he wrotethat Russia did indeed damage the Patriot system, but it remained functional.

“Don’t worry about the fate of the Patriots. From a technical point of view, the Patriot is complex, a battery, a division, a system, everyone calls it differently,” said the spokesman of the Air Force, according to the Ukrainska Pravda website, adding that this weapon has a radar and up to eight launchers. “So it is impossible to destroy this system with some Kinzhal. Let’s leave what they (the Russians) say in their propaganda archive,” the spokesman added, accusing Moscow of lying.

“We didn’t comment yesterday. We don’t comment on the liar (spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor) Konashenkov, who destroyed the entire composition of our air force eight times. If we had as many planes as he ‘destroyed’, we probably would have won a long time ago,” added Ihnat.

Russia launched another airstrike on Kiev on Tuesday night, and Ukrainian officials reported shooting down all 18 Russian missiles used, including six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, which are difficult to intercept. Moscow later announced that it had hit the Patriot system in Kiev with a hypersonic missile, but rejected the claim that six Kinzhal missiles had been shot down. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Russian army did not launch so many hypersonic missiles at Ukraine.

According to Reuters, which also cites two US officials, the Patriot apparently suffered some damage in the Russian strike, but most likely was not destroyed. One US official told Reuters that Washington and Kiev were discussing the best way to fix the system and that it did not appear that he would need to be taken out of Ukraine at this time.

Similar information was brought by the American list The Washington Post also cited an American official as saying that the extent of the damage to the system is not yet clear, but it is likely that Ukraine will not have to ship it to another country for repair.

CNN, citing an unnamed US official she stated, that the Russians appear to have damaged one of the two Western-supplied Patriot systems and that it is being investigated whether the weapon can be repaired in Ukraine. The U.S.-made Patriot system was likely damaged but not destroyed, an unnamed U.S. official told the television station, adding that the U.S. was assessing the extent of the damage. CNN reminded that Ukraine currently has two Patriot systems – one provided by the United States, the other jointly donated by Germany and the Netherlands.

Patriot is an American tactical missile defense system with long-range missiles, which enables the elimination of enemy tactical ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles and aircraft. On Tuesday, it was the first time that Ukraine reported the destruction of multiple hypersonic missiles; if confirmed, it will demonstrate the effectiveness of newly deployed and Western-supplied air defenses, Reuters wrote. Previously, according to him, the ability of Patriot systems to intercept Kinžal missiles was only theoretical.

This system consists of three main parts. The first of these is a radar station that provides target detection and helps guide the missile to that target. The second part is a control and control station that evaluates threats, calculates the path of anti-missiles and directs fire. It also communicates with other launch sites of other batteries. The third component of the system is the battery, which usually has six to eight launchers.