At the same time, the multifunctional radar station of the air defense system was hit and completely destroyed.
"According to reliably confirmed data, on May 16, as a result of a strike by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system in the city of Kiev, a multifunctional radar station, as well as five launchers of the US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, were hit and completely destroyed," the defense ministry said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian military hit an American-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv with a high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.
Later, anonymous officials from the US administration told CNN that the American Patriot air defense system was damaged as a result of a strike by the Russian Armed Forces, but the system continues to function.