Russian sources circulated a video allegedly showing the destruction of a US-supplied Patriot air defense system in Ukraine. However, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that it “has not yet observed evidence” to confirm this claim.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on 9 March, claiming to show Russian forces targeting a Ukrainian S-300 air defense missile launcher with Iskander missiles near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.
I've been looking at the supposed patriot kill. And everything is very sketchy. I dont think it's patriots, but my reasons are equally sketchy.
When looking at the thermal, it appears you can see the background over the back of the trucks. https://t.co/TA4F1h7Cc8 pic.twitter.com/LYjTOwAvKm— Def Mon (@DefMon3) March 9, 2024
“ISW has not yet observed evidence confirming that Russian forces destroyed a Patriot air defense system,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
Read also:
- US Patriots in Ukraine intercept 15 Russian hypersonic missiles
- Ukraine intel discloses details of A-50 downing: five more Russian aircraft were recalled
- UK intel: Two A-50 AWACS aircraft downed in two months show Russia’s difficulty securing air assets
- Military: Ukrainian forces destroy another Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft