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| Three Patriot launchers destroyed by Iskander artillery rockets near Pokrovsk in the DPR |
| 2024-03-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Iskander operational-tactical missile system (OTRK), according to preliminary data, destroyed three launchers of the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) near Pokrovsk (DPR), security forces told reporters. “With the help of the Iskander OTRK, three launchers of the American Patriot air defense system were previously destroyed near Pokrovsk,” the security forces specified, as quoted by TASS. In addition, it is noted that as a result of the strike, Western specialists who were part of the Patriot crews as mercenaries were eliminated. As Regnum reported, on March 9, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said that the Russian military destroyed the S-300 air defense system in the Pokrovsk area. Aviation, drones, missiles and artillery were used to carry out the strike. The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video with footage of the destruction of the S-300 launcher of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk area. The department clarified that the target was destroyed with the help of Iskander. After the missile hit, a powerful explosion occurred, which was shown on video from different distances. On January 7, British analyst Alexander Mercouris reported that missile strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on strategic targets in Ukraine led to the destruction of two Patriot installations. He noted that the actions of the Russian military shocked Western politicians. |
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