Yuriy Ihnat, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this on the national telethon.
"Patriots are capable of shooting down ballistic and air ballistic missiles such as Kinzhals. On May 4, the first Kh-47 Kinzhal, referred to as M2, the one has no analogues worldwide, was shot down. Since then, the count has been mounting... Then we had six more, then another six, and now we have a total of 15 Kinzhals shot down by Patriots,” Ihnat said.
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At the same time, he noted that the existing number of donated Patriots remains insufficient for Ukraine.
"Besides Patriots, there are actually many other systems that help us protect our people. Last year, we did not have so many of those," said Ihnat.
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