Ukrainian and American Defense officials have now both confirmed an intercept of Russia’s much-hyped “hypersonic” Kinzhal missile during a Russian missile and drone attack on May 4. But nothing in warfare is ever quite so cut and dry, and in the days following this intercept, a number of competing narratives emerged; some born out of genuine confusion about Ukraine seemingly denying the intercept, others out of seriously questionable evidence making the rounds on social media, and of course, more still driven by the Kremlin’s sprawling I.O. (information operations) machine. So here’s the complete breakdown of what Kinzhal is, what the Patriot air defense system is capable of… and what really happened on May 4.