 After obtaining certain samples of Western air defense systems, the armed forces were able to target hypersonic and ballistic missiles used by Russian occupiers. The Ukrainian air defense forces have already intercepted dozens of such types of weaponry, reports the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuri Ionat, in an interview with Navinarnia. Currently, we have already downed 15 kinsols, plus dozens of downed ballistic missiles headed for Kiev. The Patriot has proven itself, said the Colonel, the representative of the armed forces notes that as of September last year, the defense forces have already had no Western models of weaponry, only Soviet. Yes, the S-125 system, in small quantities. Yes, OSA is in the air defense forces. Yes, Shoka, anti-aircraft artillery. There were no mobile firing groups. We began destroying enemy missiles and drones mainly with Buk-M-1 and S-300 missiles, he said. At the beginning of the large-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, Ukraine consistently appealed to partner countries either to close its skies or provide defense tools. In October 2022, we received the first complexes from partners. When Russian shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure began, the first Nasims arrived. Two batteries, with only three installations. This was very little. Then the IRST battery arrived. It also went in the capital direction because everything was flying toward Kiev at that time, and that explained, previously, Ukrainian air defense could not shoot down kinsols, but with the appearance of the Patriot-Sams system in the army, it became possible a defense express reported that the Ukrainian military could first shoot down a kinsol on May 4 and published photographs of debris from a certain missile. Later, this information was confirmed by the Air Force. After that, during the night of May 16, the Russians again attacked Ukraine with kinsols, and the air defense forces shot down all six enemy missiles of this type additionally, on July 26, over the Khmelnitskyi region. The Ukrainian air defense forces also shot down Russian kinsols, and the regional military administration reported on the consequences of the missile attack.