Anonymous US administration officials have said that the US Patriot SAM system was damaged in a Russian military strike, but the system continues to function.
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CNN reports.
“Damage to the Patriot air defence system… is minimal,” the channel was told.
The system is said to be still operational and the radar component has not been damaged.
Earlier, the Defence Ministry reported that the Russian military had hit a US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Kiev with a precision strike of the Kinnzhal hypersonic missile system.
The CNN TV channel then noted that Washington was assessing the extent of the damage.
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