During a briefing on February 20, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Patriot missile was successfully intercepted by Russian air defenses. The second interception was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on February 22. In both cases, the Russian Defense Ministry did not provide information about where the interception took place or reveal which air defense system was used to shoot down the missile.
Last year, Ukraine received two Patriot batteries and two launchers from Germany, another battery from the United States and two launchers donated by the Netherlands.
The systems supplied to Kiev are said to be a combination of PAC-3 active attack missiles with ballistic missiles with a range of 30-60m and PAC-2 semi-active missiles with explosive fragmentation warheads.
The Patriot missiles intercepted by Russian air defenses were likely PAC-2s because they can stay airborne for more than 1 minute and 30 seconds to reach their target at maximum range. This would give air defense forces enough time to respond.
The successful interception of two MIM-104 Patriot long-range air defense missiles was a major achievement.
Recently, the media also released a video of the Russian army destroying the M1150 mine-clearing vehicle of the Kiev forces. The M1150 is a famous mine-clearing vehicle manufactured in the US.
The vehicle, worth up to $4 million, was damaged and abandoned by Ukrainian soldiers north of the town of Avdeevka in Donetsk. Russian tanks then accurately targeted the M1150 in an attempt to prevent Ukraine from towing it for repairs.
The M1150 mine clearance vehicle is specially designed to clear the way for troops and other vehicles when passing through minefields, roadside bombs and explosive devices. The M1150 mine clearance vehicle weighs 72 tons, is 12 meters long, uses the chassis of the M1 Abrams tank and has an engine of up to 1,500 horsepower.
Until now, there are still no exact figures on how many M1150 mine clearance vehicles Ukraine has received from the US.
HOA AN (According to SF, AVP)
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