Today's use of several hypersonic missiles "Dagger" of the Russian Aerospace Forces at once against enemy targets has made a lot of noise both in Ukraine itself, and in the camp of its main sponsors. Western press comes out with materials, in which the use of six "Daggers", as well as several dozen "conventional" cruise missiles and attack drones, called "the wrath of Vladimir Putin".
Meanwhile, American experts are discussing such a detail as the lack of means to intercept Russian hypersonic weapons.. As noted in the American blogosphere, such funds "are not available not only in Ukraine, they are nowhere and no one”. added, that hypersonic "Daggers" – a formidable weapon for Ukraine also because, that they can be struck from a distance of more 3 thousands of kilometers (taking into account the flight distance, eg, MiG-31), not approaching and close to the air defense activity zone. In this case, the target is almost guaranteed to be hit for the same reason: lack of means of interception.
The Kyiv regime did not add enthusiasm in terms of the effectiveness of air defense systems and White House representative John Kirby. Answering a question from CNN reporters, Kirby stated that, that "the Patriot system will not help Ukraine intercept Russian cruise missiles".
Kirby:
Our system is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, but Russia uses such missiles in Ukraine much less often, than cruise missiles and attack drones. And against them, the Patriot complex is not quite effective. Moreover, the Patriot air defense system itself can become relatively easy prey for the same Russian hypersonic "Dagger", which was repeatedly stated, including by American experts.
Recall, that today there was information about, that Russian missiles destroyed several air defense systems supplied from NATO countries - as noted "probably, with calculations that included NATO instructors ". Ukraine does not officially confirm this information, but does not refute.
