Russia claims to have destroyed two Patriot SAMs and one S-300

On January 26, the Russian army introduced the profitable dismantling of two launchers from the Patriot air protection advanced, belonging to the Ukrainian military. This information was reported by the Russian information company, Interfax. 

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The Russian Protection Ministry issued a assertion, “Deployed army teams utilized operational-tactical aviation, missile forces, artillery, and unmanned aerial automobiles to strike 4 anti-aircraft missile system launchers. These included two U.S.-made Patriots, a French-built SAMP-T, and an IRIS-T, manufactured in Germany. These strikes additionally impacted three related radar stations and 6 area ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces”. As of January 27, each Washington and Kyiv are but to substantiate the assertions made by the Russian Ministry of Protection. 

Final summer time, the Russian army reported a vital occasion – a missile strike from the Kinzhal hypersonic advanced in Kyiv, which reportedly destroyed a radar station and 5 launchers of the Patriot advanced. Nonetheless, subsequent media studies prompt the advanced remained operationally viable. 

The S-300 too, Russia claims

Furthermore, Russia has latest claims in regards to the Ukrainian S-300 air protection system. The Russian Ministry of Protection reported that they managed to take down this technique within the Cherkasy area on January 27. In addition they claimed to have destroyed army warehouses positioned within the Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk areas. 

For these within the specifics, “Russian armed forces employed operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial automobiles, missile troops, and artillery to strike the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system within the Cherkasy area, in addition to gasoline and aviation weapons depots within the Kirovograd and Dnipropetrovsk areas”, in accordance with a Saturday launch by the Russian Protection Ministry. 

Watch: Russian kamikaze drone hit Ukrainian S-300 air-defense system
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That’s not all, although – the Russian army additionally reportedly carried out vital strikes towards the Ukrainian military’s items and gear at as many as 102 completely different websites, in accordance with a assertion from the ministry.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

On February 21, 2022, Russia acknowledged that its border facility was attacked by Ukrainian forces, ensuing within the deaths of 5 Ukrainian fighters. Nonetheless, Ukraine shortly dismissed these allegations, labeling them as ‘false flags’.

In a notable transfer on the identical day, Russia introduced it formally acknowledged the self-proclaimed areas of DPR and LPR. Curiously, in accordance with Russian President Putin, this recognition lined all of the Ukrainian areas. Following this declaration, Putin despatched a battalion of Russia’s army forces, tanks included, into these areas.

Ukrainian military master the Patriot air-defense system in Germany
Picture credit score: German MoD

Quick ahead to February 24, 2022, international headlines had been dominated by a vital incident. Putin commanded a forceful army assault on Ukraine. Led by Russia’s spectacular Armed Forces positioned on the Ukrainian border, this assault wasn’t spontaneous however a premeditated motion. Regardless of the circumstances resembling a battle, the Russian authorities refrains from utilizing this time period. They’d slightly seek advice from it as a “particular army operation”.

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