The official said the United States was still assessing the extent of the damage. This will determine whether the system should be fully recovered or simply repaired on site by the Ukrainians.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, “A high-precision strike by the Kinjal hypersonic missile system in the city of Kiev hit the American-made Patriot missile and anti-aircraft system.”
On the other hand, Ukrainian officials said they succeeded in intercepting the six hypersonic missiles fired by the Russians. However, they declined to comment on the targeting of the missile system.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Serhiy Ahnat said: “We cannot comment on this. We will avoid commenting on Russian sources.”
Ukraine currently has two Patriot air defense systems in the country, one donated by the United States and the other donated by Germany and the Netherlands.
Read the Latest World News Today on The Eastern Herald.
