Ukrainian official assures all Patriot air defense systems remain fully operational
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All the Patriot systems that Russia claims to have "destroyed" are in working order and protecting Ukrainian skies, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on Ukrainian national television on June 19.
"All of the Patriots are in good working order, working, protecting our skies," Ihnat said.
“And the best proof of this is that on June 16, Kinhzals (Russian aeroballistic missiles – ed) were destroyed on the outskirts of the capital, and no system, but Patriot is capable of doing this at this time.”
Ihnat added that the enemy will continue to lie about the destruction of the launchers, as the Russian troops really need this "victory."
"This is done for propaganda purposes," he concluded.
"(Russia seeks) to portray its weapons as universally superior and perfect compared to Western weapons, (spinning fanciful tales for the domestic audience)."
On June 16, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin alleged that Russian troops had destroyed five Patriot systems near Kyiv. He said this after Russian troops launched a ballistic missile attack on Ukraine during the visit of an African delegation.
Ihnat ridiculed Putin's statement, saying Russia failed to understand what a Patriot surface-to-air missile system is, and what it consists of.
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