Ukraine can shoot down Tsirkon missiles with SAMP/T, Patriot systems – Air Force spox

This was reported by ArmyInform, Ukrinform saw.

Yevlash addressed the issue while speaking with Radio Svoboda, saying that hypersonic missiles fly at speeds of over Mach 5 (Mach 1 is approximately 1,200 km per hour). Still, Ukraine has weapons capable of intercepting these missiles.

“This is a very, very fast weapon. If we talk about Tsirkons, it is about Mach 8-9. It's incredibly fast. However, when these missiles get into the impact trajectory, their velocity decreases. They become subsonic, about Mach 4.5. And it is at this moment that we can employ our anti-ballistic systems. These are SAMP/T and Patriot systems, which can inflict powerful damage and take down even such weapons," said the spokesperson for the Air Force.

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