According to the pro-Russian twitter account Military Advisor, the S-300PT mobile system was destroyed. Ten launchers, a command post and a radar to guide low-flying targets were to be destroyed.
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Last Thursday, March 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had destroyed an S-300 battery.
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“The drone has detected the position of the Ukrainian air defense system, which was attacked by smart missiles Krasnopol. The drone guided them. Krasnopol missiles are missiles fired from 152 mm howitzers 2S3 Akacija and 2S19 Msta-S. They have a range of about 20 to 25 km.
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It is not clear whether the footage released on Wednesday is from a new attack or from last Thursday’s attack.
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Russia does not control the skies over Ukraine
In any case, it is a weakening of Ukraine’s air defenses, which is causing Russia great difficulties. It failed to rule it out the first days of the attack, so it does not control the airspace over Ukraine.
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“We are still convinced that they have most of the air defense systems, that they have long-range air defense systems,” a senior Pentagon official said on Monday.
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“They use them quite effectively, so they continue to compete for airspace. It is remarkable what the Ukrainians were able to do with the air defense systems at their disposal, “he said, adding that Ukraine was gradually declining in the number of missiles.
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“We are working with the Allies to help replenish these supplies,” he added.
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The Russians are concentrating on the S-300 systems to control the airspace. Because of the fear of the S-300, their pilots do not fly high, but in a country where they are again in danger from MANPADS hand-held anti-aircraft missiles, such as Russian igloos or American stigers or British starstreams.
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“Their pilots avoid the risk if they venture into Ukrainian airspace, do so only for a short time and fly away again,” an unnamed Pentagon official said on Monday.
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Delivery from Slovakia
S-300 systems from the Soviet era, which have a range of up to 150 km, are in service Slovakia (one battery with 5V55R missiles with a range of 75 km), Greece (one regiment with four S-300PMU systems and 32 launchers) and Bulgaria with ten launchers.
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But Slovakia did not want to provide its system until it had a replacement. According to the Slovak Ministry of Defense, the sent Patriot system only complements the S-300.
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According to the Defense News server, the USA is working to get the Slovak system transferred to Ukraine.
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“We are working with Slovakia to identify and meet their requirements,” Celesta Wallander, Secretary of Defense for International Security, told US Congressmen.
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“We have focused on countries that have older Soviet systems, including S-300 systems, which have replacement missiles, various S-300 components and which are willing to send them to Ukraine.
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Destroyed position of Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles S-300
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
| S-300 |
| The S-300 is a group of long-range air defense systems manufactured from 1975 to 2011. During that time, it underwent considerable development and exists in a fixed ground version, a mobile ground version and a ship version. Ukraine has versions S-300PT, S-300PS and S-300V. In 2014, only six of these systems were operational, but Kyiv, which had been shut down since the outbreak of war in the Donbas, was gradually put into operation. In the first year of the war, there were four batteries. |
| S-300PT is the original version included in the equipment of 1978 and modified for 5V55KD missiles with a range of 75 km, which can fire half an hour after commissioning. S-300PS was included in the armament in 1985 and its 5V55R missiles have a range of 90 km. They are transported on a wheeled transporter. The S-300V can also intervene effectively against ballistic missiles, and the vehicle that transports the missiles can also guide them. |
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