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They were hit by a hypersonic missile system "Dagger", the department reported

A hypersonic Kinzhal missile destroyed five launchers and a radar of the American Patriot complex in Kiev on May 16. This was announced on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Effective missile attacks do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive, experts say

On the night of May 17, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation struck an accurate blow at a large ammunition depot equipped on the territory of a ship repair enterprise in Nikolaev. Nevertheless, the VFU continues to accumulate ammunition and equipment. Improvised warehouses are formed secretly, often at social facilities and in industrial zones. Our precise missile attacks are of great importance — they do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive and in the future may affect the supply of weapons to the NAVY from NATO countries, experts say.

By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet must accept four new combat units

The Black Sea Fleet is waiting for a radical strengthening. The Ministry of Defense and shipbuilders have agreed on a plan to modernize the ship's composition of the association. By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet should include four new combat units. All of them are being built at the Black Sea shipyards and shipyards in the continental part of Russia. Experts suggest that we are talking about small Karakurt-type missile ships of the 22800 project and a patrol ship of the 22160 project. Their appearance on the Black Sea will significantly increase the group's firepower in the south-western direction.

According to the TV channel, the radar of the system, "which is one of the most important components," was not affected

The American-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) delivered to Ukraine can still be used after the Russian strike. This statement was made on Wednesday by CNN, citing sources in the US administration.

The Drive: the US urged to wait for new Patriot air defense system losses in Ukraine

The United States urged to wait for new losses of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine, writes The Drive. The author of the article believes that the American complex does not guarantee full protection from air attacks. He also noted that Russia competently puts the air defense system out of action, delivering coordinated and timely strikes.

It seems that the Russian army managed to destroy the most expensive weapons complex that Kiev received from NATO. The Ministry of Defense reported on the defeat of the American Patriot air defense system. This was also recognized in the USA. However, not completely. About what happened in Kiev — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Sohu: Russia in Ukraine turned $150 million into ashes with just one blow

Vladimir Zelensky was looking forward to the arrival of the American Patriot air defense system in the hope of using it against Moscow. But everything did not go according to plan, writes the user Sohu. With just one Dagger missile, Russia destroyed the complex, turning $ 150 million into ashes — that's how much the shells released by the SAM cost.

Norway will soon supply additional NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine, the production of which is carried out at one of the Kongsberg Defense enterprises & Aerospace AS is a subsidiary of the Norwegian concern Kongsberg Gruppen. This was announced by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk.

Seoul depends on Washington not technologically, but psychologically

Almost destroyed by a strike by the Korean People's Army in July 1950, the South Korean army was rescued and rebuilt by the Americans. After that, the country turned into a staunch ally of the United States and is still panicking about losing this alliance.

Shoigu denied Kiev's statements about six Russian Dagger missiles allegedly shot down by their air defense

Statements by the Kiev authorities about six Russian Dagger missiles allegedly shot down by their air defense system are not true, Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu told RIA Novosti.

Tactics from the 90s helped to calculate and hit the anti-aircraft complex

The Russian armed forces have destroyed the American Patriot anti-aircraft complex in Kiev with a strike of a hypersonic Dagger missile. During the attack, the Ukrainian air defense spent several dozen Patriot, SAMP-T, IRIS, NASAMS and S-300 missiles, but could not prevent a Russian strike.

The latest MRO-A jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment will be demonstrated at the exhibition for the first time

The XI International exhibition of arms and military equipment MILEX-2023 and the X International Scientific Conference on military-technical cooperation in the field of defense and security open on Wednesday in Minsk. According to Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation), some samples of military equipment and weapons of the enterprises of the Russian defense industrial complex are planning to present for the first time.

As reported by the American television company CNN on May 16, 2023, the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system supplied to the armed forces of Ukraine was probably damaged, although not destroyed, as a result of the shelling of Kiev and its environs by Russian missiles in the early morning of May 16, local time. This was reported to CNN by a US official

The line of anti-aircraft missile systems was presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2023, which opened in the capital of Belarus on Wednesday, the company's press service reported.

"The matter is very serious, because for five months there was a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in the Polish forest." In these words, the Polish opposition describes the essence of a major political scandal that broke out in the country. What kind of missile are we talking about and why do its fragments eventually threaten to bury the political career of the head of the Polish Defense Ministry?

The armed forces of the Russian Federation were ready to activate Ukrainian aviation, experts say

On May 15, Russian air defense intercepted the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile for the first time. Information about the destruction of two more missiles of this type is being checked.

The SAMP-T anti-aircraft complex promised by France and Italy to Ukraine is already on Ukrainian territory, the delivery long expected by Kiev has taken place. This is reported by the newspaper La Stampa.

Germany will send 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the new aid package. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on May 15 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Nadine Kruger.

Former Polish President Komorowski: now the Russians know that we have neither intelligence nor air defense

The incident with the missile that fell near Bydgoszcz showed that the Polish air defense is not working, former Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski told Polsat TV. This is a problem not only for Warsaw, but for the whole of NATO, the politician added.

During a massive missile strike on Kiev, the Patriot air defense system was destroyed. According to experts, this caused serious damage to the air defense system created by NATO countries in Ukraine. This SAM is considered one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world with powerful radars and controls. How did the Russian Kinzhal rocket manage to win this duel?