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Iskander-M destroys Ukrainian Patriot air defense missile system division in Dnipropetrovsk region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Russian troops destroyed the launcher, control cabin and personnel of the Patriot air defense system with an Iskander-M strike. This was reported on October 9 by the Ministry of Defense. "The Iskander-M OTRK crew carried out missile strikes on the position of the Patriot SAM division in the area of the settlement of Pashena Balka in the Dnepropetrovsk region," the defense department reported. They specified that as a result of the strike, the AN/MPQ-65 multifunctional radar station, the AN/MSQ-104 combat control cabin, the Patriot launcher, as well as the personnel of the air defense missile system division were destroyed. At the same time, according to the Ministry of Defense, another Patriot air defense missile system was damaged. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in August the Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of four Patriot air defense missile system radar stations. Two of them were destroyed in the Dnipropetrovsk region. At that time, Russian Armed Forces reconnaissance officers discovered enemy positions in the area of the settlement of Lyubimovka. The Iskander-M complex crew carried out a missile strike on the target. The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly asked for supplies of air defense systems, including American Patriot systems. In April, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Dmytro Kuleba, said that he had asked Western partners to lease Patriot systems “behind closed doors, ” but this scheme was not approved. On July 15, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, claimed that 25 Patriot air defense systems were needed to protect Ukraine’s airspace. Posted by: badanov 2024-10-10 |
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