CNN —The damage to a Patriot air defense system following a Russian missile attack near Kyiv on Tuesday morning is minimal, three US officials tell CNN, with one official describing it as “minor” damage. The components operate together to fire a Patriot missile and successfully guide it to its target. Ukraine currently has two Patriot air defense systems in country, one donated by the US and the other donated jointly by Germany and the Netherlands. That attack failed, and Ukrainians successfully intercepted the missile before it could hit the Patriot, the officials said. After extensive lobbying by the Ukrainians to provide them with the sophisticated air defense system, the US spent 10 weeks training Ukrainian troops on how to maintain and operate it.

Source: CNN May 17, 2023 12:30 UTC