Patriot defence systems hit in Russian attack were ‘decoys’, Kyiv says

A Russian self-propelled mortar fires toward Ukraine. Photo: AP

Max Hunder, Lidia Kelly and Samya Kullab

Russia said yesterday it struck two Patriot air defence launch systems, but Ukraine said Moscow had hit decoy targets designed to squander expensive enemy missiles.

Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement the attack took place in the area of the Black Sea port of Yuzhne, adding that a radar station was also destroyed. It said Iskander-M ballistic missiles had been used.

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