The air defense of Ukraine for the first time successfully shot down a Russian Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
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They intercepted a rocket touted by Russian propaganda around 2:40 on May 4 in the sky over Kiev. The Kyiv City State Administration officially announced the attack that night, noting that in the attack, in addition to Shahed-type kamikaze drones, there were missiles “probably of a ballistic type.” This was reported on May 5 by Defense Express, citing photos of the rocket debris.
It is noted that the wreckage without a warhead fell at the stadium in the capital. One of the photos shows a nose fairing that is as similar as possible to the one used specifically in the Kinzhal rocket with a complex shape of sharp diameter transitions. Experts note that the alternative to the “Dagger” in the form of X-22 has a different nose with oval transitions.
There is also a photo with a downed missile fairing, which is also different from the Iskander ballistic missile. The fragment shows that he received a defeat with a penetration, allowing you to estimate the thickness of the material. Such a thick layer of metal is necessary in order to withstand high temperatures during acceleration to hypersonic speeds.
It also indicates that the interception was quite effective with the destruction of the warhead while still in the air. This is the reason for the powerful explosion that the people of Kiev heard on the night of May 4, the material says.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine publicly announced that there would be no comments today. They also noted that the information disseminated in the media “is used by the enemy in the war against Ukraine.”
I’ve already refuted a thousand times, you should have seen it yesterday. There was a possibility of use, but no ballistic missiles were recorded. What some heads of military administrations say there, they have already received for it, ”Ignat, the spokesman for the Air Force Command, later said.
Recall, on May 4, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they could not yet confirm that the Russians launched ballistic missiles at night. There really was a threat of launches, but there was no information that there were launches or arrivals.
Source: Defense Express
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