The "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system supported by the German military also arrived in Ukraine earlier. Recently, the wreckage of an IRIS-T missile appeared in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, proving that the system has been officially put into use.

(Picture taken from Ukraine Weapons Tracker Twitter)

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The "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system supported by the German military also arrived in Ukraine earlier. Recently, the wreckage of an IRIS-T missile appeared in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, proving that the system has been officially put into use.

The Twitter account "Ukraine Weapons Tracker", which has been tracking Russian-Ukrainian war weapons for a long time, posted a set of photos on Twitter on the 19th, saying that the "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system has successfully protected the skies of Ukraine, and the wreckage of its surface-to-air missiles Found today in Kyiv.

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It can be seen from the photos that the missile used by the "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system only has the rear half of the projectile body, and the front charge and guidance components are lost, which means that the missile successfully hit the target.

The "Ukraine Weapons Tracker" also added a photo of a downed "Kh-101" cruise missile in the comment area, and said that the "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system can also effectively destroy several cruise missiles used by the Russian army, among which Contains "Kh-101".

However, the cruise missile was not necessarily shot down by the "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system.

One of the four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems promised by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for military assistance to Ukraine has been delivered and should be deployed in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

The other three air defense systems will not be delivered until next year.

#Ukraine: The recently donated IRIS-T SLM air defense battery from Germany ??????? is already successfully protecting the skies of Ukraine - the remains of its ground-to-air missile was found by locals today in Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/k3OZSxgDk1

— ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 19, 2022

From the photos of the wreckage of the missile, it can be seen that the missile used by the "IRIS-T SLM" air defense system only has the rear half of the missile body, and the front charge and guidance components are lost, which means that the missile successfully hit the target.

The picture shows the whole "IRIS-T SLM" missile.

(AFP)