Pentagon confirmed: Ukraine has shot down Russian dagger rocket using Patriot (video)
The Pentagon press conference was broadcast on Twitter. The journalist raised the question of whether the Armed Forces "landed" the Russian rocket, and also asked the current state of Ukrainian air defense in general. "I can confirm that they have shot down the Russian missile with Patriot missile defense. It is known that this system is part of the wider range of air defense capabilities that the United States and the International Community have provided Ukraine," Ryder said.
According to him, the Patriot system is one of the elements of multi -level integrated air defense capabilities that Ukraine has. He added that the United States and partners will continue to supply the land and ammunition, to help Ukraine control their "sovereign airspace and protect Ukrainian citizens from Russian winged missiles and Iranian drones.
" According to Rider, in the near -term and long run, the United States will pay attention to the purchase of additional air defense and ammunition systems. The question of "operating details" is about whether the Patriot air defense system that has shot down the Russian missile was provided by the United States, the Netherlands or Germany, the American general redirected to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. But still confirmed that the American Patriot system is "there".
"The American Patriot system is in Ukraine. But for the specific battery they used, it was put by Americans, Dutch," I would advise to turn to Ukrainians here, "he said. Pentagon speaker also asked whether it was "the first case of intercepting hypersonic rocket in combat"? But he replied that other details, besides confirming that the Patriot system has shot down a Russian dagger rocket. Recall that a group of European countries plans to buy long -range missiles for Ukraine.