The Ukrainian air force used its newly acquired American Patriot defense systems to intercept and down a Russian Kinzhal-type ballistic missile over Kiev, Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced, EDnews informs.
The missile was intercepted in an overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital earlier in the week. The Kh-47 missile was launched by a MiG-31K aircraft from Russian territory and was shot down with a Patriot missile, according to Oleshchuk. "Yes, we shot down the 'unique' Kinzhal," he stated.