The Ukrainian air defense troops likely shot down a Russian Kh-47 Kinzhal, a so-called "hyper-sonic" missile on May 4, probably using the newly delivered Patriot PAC-3 unit. The remnants of a downed missile point to that missile type.

Source: defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech
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@Tendar Something has to give here. The best Ukraine has are Mach 2+ anti aircraft missiles. The Kinzhal is claimed to be Mach 10 class. Barring a super lucky shot, someone is lying!

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@Tendar correction: Mach 4+ for PAC-3. Still …

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