Russia ‘pounds’ S-300 defence system in Ukraine; Slovakia calls claims ‘hoax'

• Slovakia has clarified that Russia did not destroy its S-300 air defence missile system that it donated to Ukraine last week in fightback amid war. This after Russian Defence Ministry declared that it had pounded S-300 missile launcher in Ukraine on Sunday. Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger took to Twitter to clarify that any such claims were hoax. The S-300 is a series of long range surface-to-air missile systems. It was developed to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles for the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Subsequent variations were developed to intercept ballistic missiles. Watch this video for more details.