Patriot ZRK knocked down a dagger rocket over Kiev: the expert pointed to a blow on the reputation of the Russian Federation
The American anti-aircraft missile complex Patriot, a competitor of Russian C-400 and C-300, received great advertising in Ukraine, said the observer. "This is the first" dagger "to be shot down in modern history. This is a unique case," Kovalenko added. Russian propaganda, he said, constantly spoke of "daggers" as a rocket that could not be intercepted. It seems to have no analogues in the world.
"It is only speed from hypersonic in this rocket, it does not correspond to other characteristics of hypersonic weapons," the expert explained. The propagandists tried in every possible way to discredit Patriot SAC, because it is the main competitor of the Russian C-300 and C-400 in export. "So, what is happening? A weapon that has no analogues in the world is destroyed. It does this Patriot.
It is a maximum reputational blow to Russia and at the same time a great advertising for Patriot SCR," Kovalenko said. The Ukrainian military destroyed the aerobalist missile X-47 "dagger" on the night of May 3 to May 4 in the sky over Kiev through Patriot. The media wrote about the interception of ammunition for about 2. 40 at night. The combat part X-47-500 kg, and the speed of flight of this rocket exceeds 12 thousand km/h.
Russia has adopted this type of shells in 2018 and has produced about a few dozen. The speaker of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat initially denied the beating of "dagger" over Kiev. Defense Express journalists checked a photo of the rocket fragments and confirmed that it was the X-47 "dagger", not ballistic shells from the Iskander or X-22.
The Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk officially recognized the beating of the Dagan missile. "I congratulate the Ukrainian people with a historical event. Yes, we have shot down a dagger that has no analogues," he said. And on May 9, the successes of the Armed Forces confirmed in the Pentagon - Brigade General Pet Ryder confirmed that a Russian aerobalist missile was "landed" over Kiev.
The United States promises to supply Ukraine's air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine to control airspace. The military who successfully applied the Patriot SCC was trained in Oklahoma, CNN sources reported. Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the stock Roman Svitan on May 7 suggested that the invaders wanted to get a rocket to the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. If the dagger rocket got into the dome, the parliament building would be completely destroyed.