A thread on the Kinzhal strike that destroyed a Patriot in Kiev on the 16th of May 2023. ->
Credits to @DefensePolitics, @chris__759, @stellarman22, @Zornkrieg, and @200_zoka for the resources used here.
Let's start with the first video. Geolocation(POV):
📌50.374004, 30.462492
Geolocation by @chris__759
Source video: youtube.com/live/JzdVHFkph…
The video in YouTube has been taken down so here's a 7 minute video recording the whole thing from the start of the air raid till the end. No cuts no nothing.
Watch it here: t.me/Zornkrieger/36…
A short part of the video:
One minor detail:
Many people think the explosin happened at 2 AM. This is absolutely wrong as the time in the full video shows it's 3 AM and only CCTV has a time that's off by 1 hour.
Now the second video.
Source: t.me/don_partizan/3…
The geolocation which has been done by @DefensePolitics
Geolocation(POV):
📌50.38727, 30.460352
So let's go see how we know a Patriot battery was destroyed
In the 1st video, We can see the AD launch and the strike later is in the same place. But where is the same place?
The 2nd video show us it is the Zhuliany International Airport in Kiev. As shown by @DefensePolitics in his tweet.
Rybar also mentions a Patriot was hit in Kiev. You can check their analysis if you want to t.me/rybar/47186
One short note:
This pic by Reuters should NOT be confused with the one I'm talking about above.
This is somewhere 5-6km away from the Zhuliany airport. The POV is 📌50.437207, 30.475321
So how do we know it was destroyed? Well we have satellite images. The first two pics show satellite images from 2nd May and 15th May which shows there are equipment dugouts
[Creds to @stellarman22]
And then we have satellite images from the 20th May which clearly show there was an explosion if we compare them side by side. The impacted area has a diameter of roughly 60m. Check Sentinel EOBrowser for all this imagery and see it for yourselves.
Now let's look at the lies by the Ukrainian MoD. They said they intercepted all 6 Kinzhals. But Shoigu said they launched 3 times less and they all hit.
reuters.com/world/europe/a…
The videos show clearly there were 2 hits that night. Ukraine claimed 6. Shoigu said 3 times less. 6/3=2.
And 2 were seen hitting. So who is lying here?
Note: i don’t support rybar’s claims. I just linked it so you can read it and make up your mind about it
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