The system that Ukraine says is the Russian Yastreb-AV counter-battery radar (Photo: Ukrainian Army).
Servicemen from the Special Operations Forces along with the 140th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine used HIMARS to attack Russia's most advanced Yastreb-AV radar system, Defense Express reported.
The Special Operations Forces reported: "While conducting reconnaissance on one of the southern fronts, the UAV squadron of the 73rd Maritime Center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces detected the 1K148 Yastreb-AV artillery reconnaissance system. The operators of the Special Operations Forces, together with a unit of the Defense Forces, the 140th Separate Mechanized Brigade, carried out a HIMARS attack. As a result, the Russian radar system was destroyed."
Ukraine claims HIMARS destroyed Russia's most advanced "magic eye"
Ukraine released a video of the attack on social media, noting that Yastreb-AV is considered Russia's most advanced radar system, often used to scout artillery positions. The incident occurred on the Kherson front.
"With the help of a radar station, Russia can track the trajectory of enemy artillery shells and calculate the exact coordinates of their positions. This data is transmitted to artillery units to attack targets," the statement said.
Yastreb-AV was first introduced in 2022, at the Army-2022 forum. Information about the Russian defense industry working on this radar station first became known around 2021, and it completed testing in early 2022.
The exact specifications of the 1K148 Yastreb-AV have not been made public. The radar uses the BAZ-6910-025 chassis and is said to be capable of “automatically tracking the trajectory of shells fired” by artillery, determining the exact location coordinates. Its cost could be as high as $250 million.
Ukraine announced the destruction of the Yastreb-AV shortly after Russia announced its deployment of the system to the battlefield. Russia has not commented on the information provided by Kiev.
Artillery has become an important part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Russia has gained a large initial advantage on the front line thanks to overwhelming numbers of firepower. However, Ukraine has responded by using HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to target Russian arsenals.
In addition, both sides also used counter-battery skills - a term that means when an enemy cannon fires, the other side will quickly track down the location to retaliate in the firing area.
Counter-battery fire requires speed because many artillery systems today are highly mobile on the battlefield. If the counter-battery fire is slow, the attack becomes less effective.
Previously, the British Ministry of Defense assessed that both Russia and Ukraine were targeting each other's counter-battery radars.
"Both sides have relatively few counter-battery radars, but they are an important weapon for commanders to find and target enemy artillery. However, counter-battery radar systems can be vulnerable to attack because they emit electromagnetic signals that can be tracked by the enemy," the British side explained.
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