You don’t have to believe the Russians, the clownish propaganda put out by the Ukies reveals the truth. In the Ukie press conference they showed pictures of the wreckage and none of it was from a Kinzhal. They also claimed to have shot down 6 Kinzhals when Russia said it only fired 2.
The Patriot system is only effective against aircraft and is next to worthless against anything else. Even the Houthies in the Yemeni war managed to bypass the Patriot system guarding Saudi oil fields with their Iranian drones. The US lies about the abilities of the Patriot system because they want to sell it to other countries, but the reality is it sucks against anything other than aircraft.
“but the reality is it sucks against anything other than aircraft”
That’s abject ignorance right there.
Kinzal missile are a souped up version of the standard 9K720 Iskander ballistic missile with a different motor. They cannot glide nor maneuver. Their tail fins are mostly useless.
Even China has a better prototype.
Is your opinion based on serving with a patriot unit, flying against a patriot unit, reading russian AARs of PATRIOT ENGAGMENTS, OR JUST your biased view of this conflict?
People want to know......
The patriot of Desert Storm isn’t the same as the current firm ware software and missile itself.
Even in 1990 it intercepted ballistic missiles. I was in Saudi Arabia watching it hit ballistic missiles. Please enlighten us peasants to your bona fides.