A spectacular new video was released on social networks, showing how two Russian missiles intercept missiles of the IRIS-T air defense system, delivered to Ukraine by Germany, over the Kyiv region.
Footage captured by Ukrainians shows a loud crash signaling the destruction of the first Russian missile, immediately followed by an IRIS-T missile seen in flight before hitting its target, causing a spectacular explosion.
Impressive footage: two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles were shot down over the Kyiv region on November 11 in a matter of seconds. 15. First, an explosion and a glow can be heard on the horizon, and secondly, a clear image of the interception of the German Iris-T air defense system. pic.twitter.com/bDp1twuzJB
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) November 17, 2022
The Ukrainians who filmed this moment are clearly impressed.
The first IRIS-T system, the most advanced air defense system in service with the German armed forces, arrived in Kyiv on October 11, a day after the Russian armed forces launched massive missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital and other important population centers in Ukraine. country.
The anti-aircraft missiles used by this system can hit targets at an altitude of up to 20 kilometers and at a distance of up to 40 kilometers. Thus, their range is much greater than, for example, shoulder-based anti-aircraft missiles, such as the Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, which Germany also supplies to Ukraine.
The cost of the IRIS-T system is 140 million euros.
Last Thursday, the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to supply Ukraine with 3 more IRIS-T air defense systems, as well as the missiles necessary for their operation.
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