The Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to shoot down the Russian "hypersonic" Kh-47 "Kynzhal" missile for the first time on the night of May 4 in the sky above Kyiv.

 This was reported by Defense Express.

 Journalists assume that such a ballistic target was probably shot down with a Patriot air defense system. The publication received photos of the wreckage, namely the damaged nose fairing of the Kh-47 "Kynzhal" missile, with which the Russians tried to hit Kyiv on May 4.

 Judging by the photo, the wreckage without the warhead fell on the stadium within Kyiv. One of the photos shows the nose fairing, which is as similar as possible to the one used in the Kh-47 "Dagger" missile with a complex shape of sharp diameter transitions.

 At the same time, the alternative in the form of X-22 has a different nose part, with oval transitions. The fairing of the downed missile also differs from the Iskander OTRK ballistic missile, which is "thicker".

 The wreckage shows that it has suffered a puncture wound that allows us to estimate the thickness of the material needed to withstand the high temperature during acceleration to hypersonic speeds. It also indicates that the interception was quite effective in destroying the warhead while still in the air.

 Defense Express also reports that while the Dagger accelerates to hypersonic speeds with the help of an accelerator, it cannot maintain that speed continuously. Already in the terminal area, that is, during the attack, it enters the target along a ballistic trajectory and has, although high, but far from hypersonic speed.

 We will remind you that on the night of May 4, the Russians launched another attack on Kyiv. Then the KMVA reported that the Russians had used "Shakhed" and rockets, probably of the ballistic type. Air defense forces destroyed all enemy targets.

 The police also showed the wreckage of air targets that were found in Kyiv after the attack.