[HIGHLIGHTS] The Russian Embassy in the United States ironically commented on the "Dagger" strike on the Patriot air defense system in Kyiv

The Russian Embassy in the United States ironically commented on reports that the Russian Armed Forces attacked the American-made Patriot missile system. U.S.

officials then claimed to have sustained minor damage. The author of The Drive, Tyler Rogoway, noted that Patriot radars produce a massive electromagnetic signature that is "easy to detect" 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 in Kiev.