Ukraine's Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero

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German soldiers prepare a Patriot missile launching system on snowy ground and against a grey sky
Members of the German Bundeswehr prepare a Patriot missile launching system in December 2012.

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Ukraine may have risked exposing a precious Patriot launcher to take out 2 prized Russian planes, experts say

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system.

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Zelenskyy says he owes a 'big shoutout' to the makers of the Patriot, which Ukraine says has been killing Russia's supposedly unbeatable missiles

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi

Shooting down Russia's overhyped missiles with Patriots is a win for more than just Ukraine. The war is an 'intelligence bonanza' for the West.

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi

Ukraine's military claims the Kinzhal missile Putin bragged is unbeatable just suffered a major defeat

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A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Ukraine says it downed 3 Russian Su-34 fighter jets, possibly using a Western-supplied Patriot missile system

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.
The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.

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Ukraine says its Patriot missile system once took out 5 Russian aircraft in 5 minutes

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Patriot air defense systems bound for Ukraine, seen at the airport of Rzeszow-Jasionka, Poland, on November 22, 2023.

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Russia was trying to kill a Patriot when the US-made weapon took out the Kinzhal missile Putin claimed was unstoppable

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A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.
A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.

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Russia's Kinzhal was never an unstoppable hypersonic missile, but the Patriot shot that killed one is still 'impressive,' expert says

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic.
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor armed with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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Ukraine says it used a US-made Patriot system to shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor equipped with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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