Defense official: No evidence Russia destroyed S-300 air defense system
Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the international airport on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but there is “no evidence” suggesting that it destroyed an S-300 air defense system, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday.
The strike Sunday destroyed infrastructure at the airport, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon.
Russian officials said they used Kalibr cruise missiles to carry out the strike on a hangar on the outskirts of Dnipro.
Russian officials have said they plan to invigorate their campaign to take out Ukrainian air defenses, which have partly survived despite weeks of Russian airstrikes and shelling.
The Pentagon is aware that Russia has stated that as a goal, but U.S. defense officials said they have not seen it follow through.
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