KYIV — Moscow went 0 for 18.
Russia launched one of the largest bombardments of the Ukrainian capital early Tuesday morning, launching one of the most sustained volley of attacks on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale invasion last February. Remarkably, all of the incoming was successfully intercepted by Ukraine's air defense systems, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Those systems, which now include the advanced U.S.
The Kremlin has frequently touted the"un-interceptable" nature of the Kinzhal, a source of pride for the Russian military. The Kinzhal had indeed been used to significant effect in the first year of Russia's full-scale war, hitting targets across the country. However, with the insertion of the Patriot air defense system, that's now changed.
The Russian government confirmed that it had targeted the Ukrainian capital, and claimed that all the incoming munitions had successfully hit their targets, allegedly destroying an entire Patriot missile battery. The Kremlin's bold declarations are often dubious: It hasto have destroyed more U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems than Ukraine has in its arsenal.
. But Patriots consist of many different key structures: launchers, radars, generators, control stations and other components, deliberately spaced apart from one another. If debris fell on a system, the damage to it would depend on exactly what element was affected and whether or not it could be easily repaired or replaced. In Washington,:"I cannot confirm the reports about the Patriot system being damaged in Ukraine.
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