A division of Patriot air defense system that was handed over by the Western partners is already on combat duty in Ukraine and protects Ukrainian skies from enemy missiles, including ballistic missiles and aircraft, other air defense systems are still on their way.
That is according to Yuriy Ihnat, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Ukrinform reports.
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"One of the divisions already took over a few days ago and is at work... The others (air defense systems - ed.) that were promised to us are already on their way to their future positions. We hope that there will already be some results against Russian aircraft in particular," Yuriy Ihnat said on the air of the national news telethon.
According to him, these systems use different missiles: against ballistic missiles, aerodynamic targets, etc. In particular, they can shoot down the S-300, because they are launched along a ballistic trajectory.
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command reminded that Mykola Oleshchuk, the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, had already checked the combat positions of the Patriot air defense system in one of the sectors and thanked the anti-aircraft gunners who completed the training much earlier than planned.
As reported, on April 18, Germany handed over the Patriot air defense system with missiles to Ukraine. Defense Express wrote on What Could It Change in Ukrainian War and How Many More Needed.
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