Russia Claims To Destroy 2 Patriot Systems, Ukraine Relax Calls It Just Feed

Ukrainian military combat equipment/PHOTO via Instagram @zelenskyy_official

JAKARTA - Russia says it is attacking two Ukrainian Patriot air defense launch systems. However, Ukraine claims, Moscow has reached a bait target designed to waste expensive missiles. The Russian defense ministry said in a statement the attack took place in the port area of the Black Sea Yuzhne. Russia also said it destroyed a radar station using the Iskander-M ballistic missile. Commenting on the video of the attack circulating on social media, Ukrainian air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said Russia had attacked Ukraine's feedback Patriot system. Reuters was unable to independently verify the claims of both parties. Ukraine has previously showcased cheap baits made to look like the millions of dollars worth of air defense systems and western missiles Moscow is hunting in Ukraine. The Patriot system, which has proven to be very effective in this war and very few that Ukraine has, is at the top of Moscow's target list. Oleshchuk added that Russia had also crashed into a bait plane in a missile strike on Ukraine's military airfield on Wednesday.

"Thank you to everyone who helped with quality pass planes and air defense systems. The enemy now has fewer Iskanders, but we will bring up more bait," Oleshchuk said in a post on Telegram on Saturday night. A video released on Telegram by the Russian ministry showed a daytime explosion on uninhabited soil near the coastline, after zooming in to identify objects.