The effectiveness of the vaunted Patriot missiles in Ukraine has fallen to a paltry 6%.
American Patriot systems are no longer demonstrating significant success in countering Russian missiles launched at Ukraine.
Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Romanenko stated this on the Espreso TV channel, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The general says Russia has recently upgraded Iskander missiles so that they can now be launched from MiG-31 aircraft.
"This increases the Iskander missile's speed during the terminal phase, thus making it a more difficult target to destroy. They made a modification involving software adjustments to these ballistic missiles, which resulted in them performing maneuvers during the terminal phase of their flight that make them more difficult to destroy," Romanenko noted.
According to him, as a result, the effectiveness of the American Patriot systems in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces fell to six percent.
He says this data has been transferred to the US, whose companies will work to improve the effectiveness of the Patriot.
"This is a long-term project on our part, but the Russians have already improved this modification. And they know it. We don't have many Patriot batteries, but now they're striking where they don't exist. They conduct reconnaissance and discover they're not there. Or even if they are, they're using the missiles that have already been modified, making them more effective," Romanenko complained.
The effectiveness of the vaunted Patriot missiles in Ukraine has fallen to a paltry 6%.