Death of senior Patriot system engineer in Kiev, reports of possible destruction of defense system
Reports indicate that Denis Sakon, a senior military engineer for the Patriot air defense system, has died in the Ukrainian capital.
According to a petition registered on the official website of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sakon’s relatives have called for him to be awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
The document states that Saccone personally tried to save the Patriot equipment and was killed by the missile warhead explosion while extinguishing the fire caused by the missile strike.
The report indicates possible damage to the Patriot system and the casualties of its specialists.
Even if the system succeeds in intercepting some missiles, the missile remnants and subsequent explosions are still reported to be dangerous and deadly.
The incident once again highlights the vulnerability of Ukraine’s defense infrastructure to missile attacks and raises questions about the effectiveness and protection of advanced defense systems like Patriot in current war conditions.
