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https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-patriot-missile-is-an-unsung-hero-of-ukraine-war-db6053a0

How the U.S. Patriot Missile Became a Hero of Ukraine War

Air-defense system is finally doing what it was designed for, 40 years later

A Patriot missile live-fire exercise in the U.S. in 2021. VIDEO: 32ND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND

By James Marson

, Doug Cameron

and Ievgeniia Sivorka

June 11, 2023 9:00 am ET

KYIV, Ukraine—Around 3:30 a.m. one recent morning, more than a dozen Russian missiles flashed on the radar screens of the Ukrainian air-defense crew defending this capital city.

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