The Air Force of Ukraine refused to comment on the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense about the
What is known
According to the representative of the Air Force of Ukraine,the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "has already destroyed the entire composition of Ukrainian aviation eight times." In addition, do not forget that the Russian command "destroyed" more HIMARS missile systems than the United States handed over to Ukraine.
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This was the main reason why the Air Forcedid not comment on the statements about the destruction of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system. However, now Colonel Yuri Ignat has explained why one hypersonic missile is not capable of destroying the entire complex.
This is due to the fact that the Patriot isa whole division, which includes launchers, a command post and a radar. The number of launchers is not specified, but there may be up to eight units.
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The command post is capable of operating in three modes:manual, semi-automatic and automatic. The latter makes it possible to intercept air threats without human intervention. It was in this mode that the complex operated on the night of May 16, when six Russian hypersonic missiles were intercepted.
The launchers are equipped with fourcontainers. They are not in the same place, but are located at a distance from each other. In this regard, it is impossible to destroy the entire anti-aircraft missile system with a hypersonic missile.
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We add that on the eve of CNN with reference toan anonymous high-ranking official claimed damage, but not destruction, of a MIM-104 Patriot during a night attack. According to him, the United States is assessing the extent of the damage. On the other hand, the White House was unable to confirm this information.
However, the US Presidential Administration stated thatwill help repair the anti-aircraft missile system if repairs are required outside of Ukraine. This was announced by John Kirby, US national security adviser.