 Patriot systems downed 15 Russian Kinzal missiles. American Patriot anti-aircraft systems have downed 15 Russian Kinzal missiles over Ukraine since the 4th of May 2023. Yuri Inat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this. Patriot is able to down ballistic and aeroballistic missiles such as Kinzal. The first supposedly unrivalled Kinzal Kh-47M2 missile was shot down on the 4th of May. So we started counting on that day. Then there were six more, then another six, and as of now we have downed 15 Kinzal missiles using the Patriot system which is very good news for us. Inat noted, however, that Ukraine has few Patriot systems. A few batteries are not enough, he added. Inat also said that Russia has deployed over 7,500 missiles of all types against Ukraine during its full-scale war. First unveiled by Putin in 2018, the Russian President once dubbed the Kinzal missiles also known as Kiljoy as super weapons that would be unkillable. In a report from last month, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense noted that the missile's actual performance on the battlefield has been mixed. Kiljoy has almost certainly had a mixed combat debut, the ministry's report explained. Many of its launches have likely missed their intended targets, while Ukraine has also succeeded in intercepting attacks by this supposedly undefeatable system.