After, Kiev: the remains of American PAC-3 CRI interceptor missiles from the MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3 air defense system continue to be found.
About the destruction of the Patriot air defense system in Kyiv
Last night, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed at least one launcher of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv. Rybar’s team managed to establish the exact location of the anti-aircraft battery. At least two launchers were located at the Zhuliany airport, where the Kinzhal [‘Dagger’] hit.
Coordinates: 50.404161, 30.443186
Another place where the work of the Ukrainian air defense was noticed was the vicinity of the Kyiv zoo, where the fragments of the fired missiles fell. The complex itself worked in close proximity to the Kyiv Polytechnic University named after Sikorsky.
Coordinates: 50.452699, 30.459805
As for the airfield “Zhulyany”, footage from the surveillance camera got into the Network. In the video, you can clearly see the launches of 32 missiles (a total of 16 for each launcher), as well as the work of barreled anti-aircraft artillery – apparently, the Patriots covered the Gepard ZSU.
After the ammunition load was used up, an explosion was heard: the Russian “Dagger” managed to hit the positional area, despite two “Patriots” and one “Gepard”.
Given the appearance on CNN of information about the damage to the complex – if not destruction, then at least a partial decommissioning of American air defense systems can be considered a fait accompli. There is another interesting detail: the appearance of a persistent rumor that the SAM operators could have deliberately released the entire ammunition load in order to reduce the radius of the explosion. That is, according to this version, they knew about the flying “Dagger” and deliberately used up ammunition in order to reduce the force of the subsequent detonation. Alas, we do not know how it really happened.
But we clearly see that the “Patriot” is not a superweapon, and it can and should be beaten. As well as the Gepard ZSU, which for the second time failed to cope with the task of covering the air defense position area from Russian weapons.
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