Ukraine says it deployed its 'FrankenSAM' air-defense systems made from stitching together US and Soviet weapons

• Improvised 'FrankenSAM' air-defense systems are now on the front line, said a Ukrainian minister.
• The weapons are made from sticking Western and Soviet parts together to make a new system.
• The hybrid weapons could boost Ukraine's defenses at a critical time. 

Improvised "FrankenSAM" air defense systems are now operating on the front line, said a Ukrainian minister.

Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries, announced at a ministry briefing that the improvised air-defense systems were already in use defending Ukraine from Russian air attacks.