US EditionRussia's upgraded ballistic missiles are more difficult to intercept with Patriot systems, according to Ukrainian Air Force
- On May 23-24, Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv with upgraded Iskander-M and KN-23 ballistic missiles and strike drones.
- Russia modernized its ballistic missiles by adding radar decoys and evasive maneuvers that complicate interception by Patriot missile defenses.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted six of nine ballistic missiles and destroyed 245 of 250 drones, but explosions caused fires, damaged buildings, and injured around 14 civilians.
- A representative of Ukraine's Air Force noted that although recent enhancements to Russian ballistic missiles pose greater challenges for interception, defense systems can still successfully engage them, and efforts with allied partners are underway to enhance these capabilities.
- The attack followed the largest prisoner exchange since the invasion began, underscoring ongoing conflict challenges and the need for enhanced missile defense efforts.
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Russia's upgraded ballistic missiles harder to intercept by Patriots, Air Force says
Russia has upgraded its ballistic missiles with radar decoys and evasive maneuvers, making them potentially harder to intercept even by Patriot air defenses, Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on May 24 after a massive attack on Kyiv that injured around a dozen civilians.Ihnat confirmed that six out of nine ballistic missiles launched at Kyiv, Iskander-M and KN-23, were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. "Two-thir…
Patriot air defense cannot cope with Russian ballistics — Ignat: EADaily
EADaily, May 24th, 2025. Russia has improved the characteristics of its ballistic missiles, so Patriot air defense systems shoot them down worse. This was stated on the air of the telethon by the head of the Communications Department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.
Russia Has Improved Iskander's Ballistic Missiles, Warning Ukraine. This Is the Danger to Patriot Systems.
Iuri Ignat, head of the Department of Communications of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, announced on Ukrainian public television that Russia modernized Iskander-M missiles.
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