AdvertisementUkraine said it destroyed nearly all the hypersonic missiles that Russia fired in a big weekend attack.
The Ukrainian military said it destroyed nearly all of the hypersonic missiles Russia launched as part of a massive bombardment over the weekend.
The purported success of Ukraine's air defenses during the engagement marks the latest blow to the reputation of Russian hypersonic weapons, which Moscow has touted as highly advanced systems that are basically unstoppable.
AdvertisementUkraine has several air-defense systems that it says are capable of taking down Russia's hypersonic missiles, including the French/Italian-made SAMP-T and American-made MIM-104 Patriot battery.
The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute, notes that data on hypersonic missile interception rates is scarce.
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Vladimir Putin, Gorshkov, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Lockheed Martin
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Russia, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian, NATO, Getty, Kyiv, Kiel Institute
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