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Russia tried to destroy US Patriot system in Ukraine — but Moscow’s plan blew up
By Jacob Geanous
May 13, 2023 4:36pm Updated
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The hypersonic missile Russia fired at Kyiv last week was intended to
destroy an American-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine – but Moscow’s plan blew up.

Instead, the Ukrainian military shot down the high-tech missile using
the Patriot system, marking the first known instance in which the
equipment was used successfully after arriving in the country weeks ago,
US officials told CNN.

The Ukrainian military fired multiple missiles at various angles from
the American defense system to intercept Moscow’s missile, indicating
how quickly the military learned to used technology, which uses radar to
detect incoming targets at long ranges.

Officials said they believe Russians may have picked up on the signals
emitted from the Patriot system, which allowed them to target it.

Ukraine has so far received at least two Patriot systems, one from the
US and one from Germany, and they were officially put into use in mid-April.

Meanwhile, the Russian missile the Ukrainians shot down, known as a
Kinzhal, was one Russian President Vladimir Putin previously bragged
about with claims that it was unstoppable.

The Patriot weapons system uses radar to track incoming objects,
although that radar allows it to be located.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian hypersonic missiles using the Patriot defense system.
AP
a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate
Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the White Sea, in the north of Russia, Russia, Monday, July 19, 2021
Putin’s claims that Russia’s hypersonic missiles were unstoppable were
shot down by the American-made Patriot defense system in Ukraine.
AP
Putin said in 2018 that the Kinzhal had the ability to travel 10 times
the speed of sound and was able to maneuver throughout its entire flight
path.

The Russian leader claimed those qualities “allows it to overcome all existing and, I think, prospective anti-aircraft and anti-missile
defense systems, delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range
of over 2,000 kilometers.”

Tom Karako, the director of the missile defense project at the Center
for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, DC-based think
tank, told Insider that downing the Russian Kinzhal was “impressive” and
a “big deal,” adding “nothing is unstoppable.”

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko shows a Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic
missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defense unit.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko shows a Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic
missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defense unit.
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“And maybe everybody can take a lesson away from this,” Karako said.

“There’s probably a whole lot of claims about unstoppability and exotic kind of stuff, but it turns out American hardware, including American
air and missile defense hardware, is pretty good.”

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Mike Oxard
1 day ago

The Russians have a long history of just bolting massive engines to
everything to make it go very fast. But the tech is always lacking.
Sustained high speed, manouverability, counter detection in this case.


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Buckwheat
1 day ago

My thoughts exactly. The Russians don't have the technology to make
evasive maneuvers at that speed. Much less return to the intended
target. Just a bigger engine. They were hoping for speed alone to do the
trick.


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Dave
1 day ago

Not what many of our retired generals, and CIA agents are saying. None
of them believe the story of the shot down hypersonic missile. They have
all said we have nothing that can stop them. Things are going VERY BAD
over there.


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