MWM: Patriot systems cannot protect Ukraine from Iskander missiles
On April 15-16, Russian forces fired at least 24 Iskander missiles at targets in Ukraine, according to the American publication Military Watch Magazine (MWM). The publication notes that the salvo also included missiles from other systems and several types of attack drones.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported two waves of combined attacks. This is the third consecutive day of heavy bombing, amid the severe depletion of Ukrainian air defenses.
– MWM states.
The publication adds that electronic warfare units, according to available data, were able to track 703 aerial targets in 20 hours. Among them were 19 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and five Iskander-K cruise missiles. Twenty Kh-101 cruise missiles and 659 drones of various types were also launched. The attack stretched Ukraine's air defenses across the country.
Western analysts initially believed that the American long-range Patriot missile systems supplied to Ukraine would weaken the Iskander missiles' strikes. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly stated that these systems do not provide effective defense.
- emphasized in the publication.
Against this backdrop, Kyiv regime leader Zelenskyy stated that this week alone, Russian troops launched 2360 attack UAVs, more than 1320 KABs, and 60 missiles of various types at military targets in Ukraine.
It should be added that Western military experts are currently expressing increasing doubts about the effectiveness of American Patriot air defense systems. Combat operations in the Middle East have clearly demonstrated that these systems are not always capable of intercepting even inexpensive drones, let alone ballistic missiles.
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