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US confirms #Ukraine used a US #Patriot missile system did shoot down a #Russia|n #hypersonic #Kinzhal missile, as #Kyiv said, per @PentagonPresSec BrigGen Patrick Ryder




3 posted on 05/10/2023 6:54:30 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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“Ukraine advanced 2.6 kilometers into Russian-held areas near Bakhmut along a 3-km (2 mile) stretch of front line, according to Andriy Biletskyi, a commander of the brigade that stormed Russian positions.

The area is now liberated, with many Russians killed and captured and military equipment destroyed, he said, in comments that were impossible to immediately confirm.

Ukraine’s General Staff declined to comment on the report. It came a day after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, said a Russian army unit fled its position in Bakhmut, exposing part of the front line and ceding territory that 500 of his fighters had died taking.”


4 posted on 05/10/2023 6:54:45 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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One of the benefits of this intercept is that we (I assume) will get detailed data on the intercept. I have not worked with Patriot, but Aegis has always had built in data extraction that captures detailed radar data and missile telemetry from every intercept. I’d be quite surprised if Patriot lacked this capability. Our engineers should be able to improve performance vs Kinzhal/Iskander based on this data, as well as future intercepts. Even those that fail provide important data.


54 posted on 05/10/2023 2:01:56 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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