A Kinzhal hypersonic missile was struck under one of the calculations. "The Ukrainians may have to start moving these units to reduce the likelihood of defeat by Russia in the future," a source said.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military hit an American-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv with a high-precision strike. U.S. officials then claimed that he sustained minor damage. The Russian military department stated that, according to confirmed data, on May 16, five launchers and a multifunctional radar station of the missile system were destroyed.