Newly Deployed German IRIS-T Air Defense Downs 5 Kh-101 and 2 Iskander Missiles in Ukraine

December 3, 2025

United24 Media

Germany has delivered another IRIS-T SLM air defense system to Ukraine, which has already demonstrated operational success by intercepting Russian cruise missiles and drones, according to Defense Express on December 2.

A newly transferred IRIS-T SLM system has been deployed by Ukraine’s 223rd Air Defense Missile Regiment and has already intercepted nine airborne threats. According to the unit, the system downed five Kh-101 cruise missiles, two Iskander-K missiles, and two Shahed-131/136 drones during recent Russian attacks.

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