The US confirms that the Ukrainian Patriot system damaged by Russia has already been repaired

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May 18. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Department of Defense of the United States, known as the Pentagon, has confirmed this Thursday that the Patriot anti-aircraft defense system in possession of Ukraine, and damaged by Russian attacks, has already been repaired.

“A Patriot system was damaged, but it has now been repaired and is fully operational,” said Sabrin Singh, deputy press secretary for the US Department of Defense, according to .

The Russian government claimed on Tuesday it had hit a US-made Patriot system as part of a hypersonic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital kyiv. However, the Ukrainian authorities came out to deny it.

Later, on Wednesday, Washington joined the Ukrainian argument and, although they acknowledged that the Patriot had been hit by the Russian attack, it had only suffered light damage and in no case would it have been rendered inoperative.