Defense forces destroy enemy S-300 system in east
Photo: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian Defense Forces hit a Russian S-300 system at midnight in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
"I express gratitude to the soldiers for successfully completing the combat mission! Tonight, missile forces units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces, struck the enemy's S-300 complex in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. According to intelligence information, the damage to the enemy's radar station and launchers was confirmed," he wrote.
According to Syrskyi, more detailed information about the consequences of the strike is currently being clarified. However, this is not the first successful joint operation of Ukrainian missile forces and other defense components against important military targets of Russia. Previously, over 20 launcher units and approximately 15 radar stations have been destroyed.
"We continue to systematically destroy the potential of the Russian air defense system, creating favorable conditions for the successful use of air-launched weapons," he added.
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian S-300/S-400 systems
As previously reported by RBC-Ukraine, on the night of June 10, Ukraine successfully attacked one S-400 anti-aircraft missile system near Dzhankoy, as well as two S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems near Chornomorske and Yevpatoria.
Read more about how Ukraine manages to destroy Russian air defense systems and why this may be due to preparations for the use of Western F-16 fighters in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
