 The Pentagon confirmed that a Russian hypersonic missile was shot down by a patriot. Ukrainian air forces have shot down Russian Kinzel hypersonic missile during an attack on the capital Kiev. Ukrainian Air Force announced. Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Olesyuk said the missile was shot down on May 4th with a U.S. provided Patriot air defense system. I congratulate the Ukrainian people on the historic event. Yes, we shot down the unparalleled Kinzel he said on the Telegram channel. Ukraine said the missile was fired during a drone attack on Kiev and other cities in the early hours on May 4th. Speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuri Ignat said Kiev deliberately delayed confirming reports about the downing of the Kinzel. Patriot is a truly unique complex that can be loaded with several types of missiles at the same time and work out on different types of targets. It is not necessary to use an anti-aircraft missile, which is designed to shoot down ballistic targets. It can be much cheaper and more adapted to an UAV or a cruise missile. Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, spokesman of the Pentagon confirmed the statement of the Ukrainian side that the Russian Kinzel missile flying at hypersonic speed was shot down from the Patriot air defense missile system. I can confirm that Ukrainians did down a Russian missile by employing the Patriot missile defense system, Ryder said. As you know, that system is part of a broader range of air defense capabilities that the United States and the international community have provided to Ukraine. The Defense Department spokesman said. Ryder added that the U.S. and its partners would continue to rush ground-based air defense capabilities and munitions to help Ukraine control its sovereign skies and to help Ukraine defend its citizens from Russia. The armed forces of Ukraine became the first army in the world to shoot down a ballistic missile using the U.S. air defense system.