US specialists were sent to inspect the Patriot air defense system that may have been damaged during Russia's missile attack near Kyiv. The damage was described as minimal or insignificant, with the radar remaining intact and the system continuing to function.

The damage to the Patriot air defence system after the Russian missile attack near Kyiv is minimal or even insignificant

The system itself continues to function, with its radar remaining intact

It has not yet been established whether the Patriot had been damaged by fragments of the downed Russian missile or by a direct hit

Kyiv claimed to have shot down all the missiles that Russia launched during the latest attack

A high-tech Patriot air defense system provided to Ukraine suffered damage in an attack earlier in the week but was still working.

CNN reported that there was allegedly a possibility that Russians managed to damage the Patriot air defense system during the missile attack on Kyiv.