Pakistan, May 14 -- ISLAMABAD - A recent Indian news report has unexpectedly supported Pakistan's claim of destroying two Indian S-400 air defence systems during the recent military escalation. The report adds a new layer to the growing debate over the effectiveness of India's advanced missile defence systems.

According to the Indian outlet First Bihar Jharkhand, a soldier named Rambabu Kumar Singh, who was reportedly an S-400 operator, was killed during last week's cross-border hostilities. Singh, a resident of Bihar's Siwan district, had been deployed in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir since April 10 and died on Monday afternoon, allegedly due to Pakistani Army fire.

Pakistan has consistently claimed it destroyed two Indian S-40...