Two Patriot launchers exploded, almost certainly killing their crew members. As a result of one disaster, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 13% of their Patriot launchers, the observer noted.
The persistence of the Russian military and especially the UAV operators made it possible to detect and destroy the air defense system with one blow, he said. The Russian Armed Forces gave the Ukrainian troops time to strike them, according to the journalist Julian Röpke. He added that Ukrainian troops placed the Patriot airdefense system too close to the front and gave the Russians time to attack.