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Denmark has chosen the European SAMP-T air defense system over the US-made Patriot due to higher costs and longer delivery times, as part of its largest-ever defense investment prompted by recent conflicts and the need for rapid, layered air defenses across the country.
Before his death in a Russian prison, Aleksei Navalny wrote a memoir titled "Patriot," chronicling his life and work as a pro-democracy activist. The book, set to be published in October, tells his story in his own words and is seen as a final act of defiance against the Kremlin. Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, believes the memoir will honor his memory and inspire others to stand up for what is right.
Ukraine is building a three-layered air defense network with a range of sophisticated Western systems to counter Russian air attacks. Russia has increased strikes in May, aimed at depleting air defense stocks so that fewer systems can be used to protect troops. The Avenger air defense system, supplied by the US, is an important part of the short-range end of the three-layered system. Ukraine is also pressing Australia to supply four-wheel-drive Hawkei vehicles that can be mounted with air defenses. In May alone, the Air Force reported shooting down 149 cruise missiles, 399 drones, seven hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, three ballistic missiles, and 11 Iskander missiles of two different types.
Ukraine is building a three-layered air defense network with a range of sophisticated Western systems to counter Russian air attacks. Russia has increased strikes in May, aimed at depleting air defense stocks so that fewer systems can be used to protect troops. The Avenger air defense system, supplied by the US, is an important part of the short-range end of the three-layered system. The system is highly mobile and effective near the battlefield, but there are too few of the systems to go around. Ukraine is pressing Australia to supply four-wheel-drive Hawkei vehicles that can be mounted with air defenses and used in the same way as Avengers.
Russia is targeting Ukraine's Patriot missile defense system with its advanced Kinzhal missiles, but the Patriot has proven capable of taking out the Kinzhal when it's the missile's target. While the Patriot has its limits, it remains operational against threats. Russia claims to have destroyed a US Patriot system near Kyiv with a Kinzhal, but Ukraine says all six Kinzhal missiles launched were shot down, along with at least a dozen other missiles. The vulnerabilities of the Kinzhal are likely "a surprise and an embarrassment for Russia," according to the British defense ministry.
The US has high confidence in Ukraine's statement that it used an American Patriot air defence system to intercept a Russian Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile. The intercept has demonstrated the Patriot's capability to stop air-launched hypersonic missiles, which was previously theoretical. The intercept has likely caused uncertainty for Russia, raising the question of whether Ukraine has a sustainable countermeasure against hypersonic ballistic missiles.
Ukraine is suspected of shooting down a Russian hypersonic missile, believed to be the Kh-47 Kinzhal, with a US-supplied Patriot system. The Kinzhal can carry conventional or nuclear warheads and has no match among Western defences. If confirmed, it would be the first time such a missile has been shot down. Russian war sites have disputed the Ukrainian claim. The missile was aimed at Kyiv after a drone strike on the Kremlin, which Russia has blamed on Ukraine and the US. British security officials believe the attack was a 'false flag' operation by Russia to distract Kyiv from its anticipated counter-offensive and rally up support back home.