[REGNUM] It seems that pro-Russian people have appeared among CNN sources in American government circles, military expert Yuri Knutov ironically noted . This is how he commented to IA Regnum on the publication on the CNN channel portal dedicated to the defeat of the American Patriot complex in the vicinity of Kiev.Military expert Knutov ridiculed CNN's reasoning about the defeat of the Patriot air defense system.
Massive attacks could even benefit Ukraine as Russia increasingly runs out of its limited stockpile of precision-guided weapons .
This statement can be placed under the heading "bad advice," Knutov noted.
“Moreover, this position of “informed specialists” is expressed not for the first time. They are expressed by unprofessional people. Missiles fly to certain targets, the destruction of these real targets reduces the supply of weapons, equipment, and personnel. If some commentators see a positive here for Kiev, then they are either unprofessional or it remains to be assumed that they are pro-Russian.”
In addition, Knutov noted, Western media are also advising Kyiv to save anti-aircraft missiles, assuring that Russia will run out of high-precision weapons — which is also, to put it mildly, not logical.
"Economy" of anti-aircraft missiles does nothing. What is the point in buying an anti-aircraft system if you don’t use it, but it stands and misses missiles? Were they set up to just stand there and ignore the missile strikes? Waiting for the missile strikes to end is like sitting and waiting for our troops to win. I cannot criticize such a position, ” the military expert emphasized.
The Russian military, using cruise missiles, destroyed significant stocks of foreign weapons in Ukraine. This was announced on May 18 by the Ministry of Defense in the official Telegram channel . Earlier, the defense department confirmed that on May 16, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed five launchers of the American Patriot anti-aircraft system, as well as a radar station, using the Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
As a military expert, reserve officer Alexander Mikhailovsky explained to IA Regnum , the destruction by the Russian military of the American Patriot air defense system in Kiev was facilitated by the unique capabilities of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile and the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces to detect Ukrainian air defense systems.