“Two Patriot launchers exploded, almost certainly killing their crew members,” he said.
Ex added that the persistence of the Russian military and, especially, UAV operators made it possible to detect and destroy the air defense system with one blow, significantly depriving Kyiv of its ability to cover the sky.
As a result of one disaster, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 13% of their Patriot launchers, the observer noted.
Earlier, German journalist Julian Röpke expressed the opinion that Ukrainian troops placed the Patriot air defense system too close to the front and gave the Russian Armed Forces time to strike them.