Parts of the valuable American-made system were obliterated, including the phased array radar, Moscow’s military has reported

Russian forces have destroyed elements of a Patriot long-range air defense system in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Wednesday.

The Russian military released footage of the strike, purportedly showing a Patriot battery stationed near the settlement of Pashena Balka, roughly 20km southwest of the regional capital, Dnepr. The battery included four missile launchers, the associated radar set, and an engagement control station, as identified by the ministry.

Footage showed the deployment of two interceptor missiles by the launchers, which the report said had been fired by Ukrainian forces in response to incoming Russian Iskander missiles.

Explosions were then seen in the location of the radar and control stations, and one of the launchers. The ministry claimed that all three were fully destroyed, while another launcher was damaged.

Patriot weapon systems are highly expensive, reportedly costing over $1 billion per battery, and roughly $4 million per missile. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that his nation needs as many as 25 batteries for protection.

Source: RT