The moment the Ukrainian forces' S-300 was destroyed

Images posted by SF on February 25 show that the precision-guided missile destroyed the 5N63S fire control radar and a transporter erector launcher (TEL) of the system's 5P85D or 5P85S type.

Before the start of Russia's special military operation, the Ukrainian forces had about 100 batteries of S-300P, S-300PT, S-300PS and S-300V1 in service. In the first few months, the country received one S-300PMU complex from Slovakia.

Several Ukrainian S-300 systems have been destroyed, damaged or captured by the Russian military since the start of the special military operation.

Over the past few months, the Russian military has stepped up operations targeting Ukrainian air defense assets.

Despite massive support from the United States and other allies, Ukraine’s air defense capabilities continue to decline. The Russian military continues to launch attacks against multiple targets across Ukraine.

World - The moment the Ukrainian forces' S-300 was destroyed

Also on February 25, AVP reported that the Russian military had destroyed Ukraine's Malachite radar.

The destroyed P-18 Malachite radar station of the Ukrainian army was located in the village of Vladimirovka, located in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. The attack on the radar was carried out by a fighter jet, probably a Su-34 of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The weapon used was a Kh-35U missile.

The P-18 Malachite radar is a modernized version of the Soviet P-18 Terek radar, developed by the Ukrainian company Ukrspetstekhnika. The station was adopted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2012 after a long modernization that lasted about 10 years. Ukrainian engineers equipped the radar with a digital antenna array and made a number of other improvements to the transmitter. In addition, instead of Ural-375 trucks, KrAZ vehicles with trailers were used.

The Malachite radar is capable of detecting targets moving at speeds of up to 1,000 meters per second, tracking up to 256 objects at a distance of up to 400 kilometers, and identifying small, sophisticated aircraft. By early 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had about 50 such stations in their arsenal, and 10 more were exported.

HOA AN (According to SF, AVP/Photo: AA)

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