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US confirms Ukraine downed Russian hypersonic missile with Patriot system

 Published: 11:12, 10 May 2023

US confirms Ukraine downed Russian hypersonic missile with Patriot system

The Ukrainian military downed a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile using the US-made Patriot air defense system, the Pentagon’s top spokesman confirmed Tuesday. 

"I can confirm that they did down a Russian missile by employing the Patriot missile defense system. As you know, that system is part of a broader range of air defense capabilities that the United States and the international community have provided to Ukraine," said Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder in a press briefing.

However, Ryder declined to say which country supplied the missile battery that shot down the hypersonic missile.

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