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Russia hits 2 Ukraine's Patriot air defense systems
Baha Breaking News ^ | July 5, 2025 | Christian Baha

Posted on 07/05/2025 8:10:28 AM PDT by McGruff

The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Saturday that its armed forces destroyed two air defense platforms and two radar stations of the Patriot system.

"Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed two launchers and two AN/MPQ-65 radar stations of the [United States] US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system," the ministry wrote on Telegram.

It also shared that the Russian military's air defense systems managed to down a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, a Neptune long-range guided missile, three guided aerial bombs and 371 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

(Excerpt) Read more at breakingthenews.net ...


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1 posted on 07/05/2025 8:10:28 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

That Ghost of Kiev sure has a Bad track record.đź’€


2 posted on 07/05/2025 8:24:21 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal !)
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To: McGruff

There goes this year’s production...


3 posted on 07/05/2025 8:24:48 AM PDT by BobL
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To: McGruff

4 posted on 07/05/2025 8:28:08 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: McGruff

More equipment that fjb sent to ukraine, with no replacement planned for, because it has always been biden’s intent to weaken the U.S. military.

And yet, the ukraine supporters still want what ever is left in the U.S. inventory sent over ot ukraine, on the pretense that it will help them win their war against russia....

because they apparently don’t want a strong U.S. military either


5 posted on 07/05/2025 8:28:11 AM PDT by backpacker_c
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To: McGruff

This after PDJT said that Ukraine should have more Patriot systems.

Putin sending a message?


6 posted on 07/05/2025 8:28:59 AM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: 1FreeAmerican

“This after PDJT said that Ukraine should have more Patriot systems.”

Citation?


7 posted on 07/05/2025 8:39:33 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: McGruff

No more proxy wars. Go in and kill a lot and get a lot killed, or abandon the proxy and let the gator eat the other guys close by.

Fix it, or forget it.


8 posted on 07/05/2025 8:41:41 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: Mariner

WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine would need Patriot missiles for its defenses, after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, and voiced frustration over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the fighting.


9 posted on 07/05/2025 8:53:44 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Funny how that happens right when Zelensky goes a beggin’ for more.


10 posted on 07/05/2025 8:57:17 AM PDT by dforest
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To: McGruff

Too bad. So sad.


11 posted on 07/05/2025 9:46:30 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: McGruff

I wonder... how many American contractors are involved in operating these batteries? The Russians don’t seem concerned about bombing the snot out of those radars. Is there a conspiracy between us & the Russians to not talk about the possibility?


12 posted on 07/05/2025 10:07:12 AM PDT by Tallguy ( )
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To: McGruff

I think the Russians have claimed to have destroyed every Patriot system sent to Ukraine 10x over. The Ukes are good at building mock-ups as well.


13 posted on 07/05/2025 10:11:18 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: McGruff

Could it be time for us, the United States, to throw in the white flag? Stop the armament, stop the sanctions?


14 posted on 07/05/2025 10:34:25 AM PDT by NavyShoe
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To: McGruff

They also found Al Capone’s lost loot.


15 posted on 07/05/2025 12:00:51 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: pierrem15
I think the Russians have claimed to have destroyed every Patriot system sent to Ukraine 10x over.

Same with the Himars. In 2022 Russia claimed to have destroyed 44 HIMARS launchers

16 posted on 07/05/2025 1:18:32 PM PDT by tlozo
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To: backpacker_c
And yet, the ukraine supporters still want what ever is left in the U.S. inventory sent over ot ukraine,....because they apparently don’t want a strong U.S. military either

Those weapons were bought by the US to be used in a conflict against the Russians.

What is left? US has 2,000 older Bradleys in storage while 4,500 are in use by the military.

17 posted on 07/05/2025 1:33:34 PM PDT by tlozo
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To: dforest

“Funny how that happens...”

Or not.


18 posted on 07/06/2025 11:35:38 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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