China News Network, May 5 According to foreign media reports, the Ukrainian Air Force said on the 8th that it successfully intercepted Russia's "Dagger" hypersonic missile over Kiev. If true, it would be the country's first interception of the most advanced Russian missile. At the moment, the Russian side has not responded to this.
Infographic: "Patriot-3" air defense missile system.
According to the Associated Press, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on social media that on the night of May 5, the Ukrainian army used the "Patriot" anti-missile system provided by the United States to intercept the "Dagger" missile. This is also the first time that Ukraine has used the Patriot anti-missile system within the scope of public knowledge.
On February 2022, 2, a Russian Air Force MiG-19K fighter jet docked at an airfield carrying a Dagger hypersonic missile.
Oleshchuk wrote: "Yes. We intercepted the 'one-of-a-kind' Dagger missile. ”
Oleshchuk also said that the missile was launched from Russian territory by a MiG-31K aircraft.
The Dagger missile is one of the newest and most advanced weapons of the Russian army. The Russian military said that the air-launched ballistic missile has a range of up to 2000,10 kilometers and a maximum speed of <> times the speed of sound, making it difficult to intercept.
Ukraine received the first Patriot anti-missile systems at the end of April. Although the exact number of anti-missile systems and where they are deployed are unknown, it can be determined that they were supplied by the United States, Germany and the Netherlands.
According to CNN, people familiar with the matter said that the United States is very confident in the accuracy of the news that the Ukrainian army intercepted the Russian "Dagger" missile.