Rare Russian radar spotted in occupied Crimea
Photo: Rare radar discovered in temporarily occupied Crimea (wikimedia.org)
Partisans discovered the location of the Kasta-2E2 radar in temporarily occupied Crimea – near the village of Kurortne on the Kerch Peninsula, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
"Our eyes see everything: the rare and expensive Kasta-2E2 radar was identified near the village of Kurortne on the Kerch Peninsula," the partisans said.
About Kasta-2E2
The 39N6 Kasta-2E2 radar is used at the divisional level of the air defense of the ground forces – at the command posts of air defense chiefs of divisions and at the command posts of Tor anti-aircraft missile regiments. Its main task is the timely detection of aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and drones.
The detection range of the Kasta-2E2 radar is from 5 to 150 km, and in altitude, up to 6 km. It can detect targets with an effective scattering surface of only 0.3 sq.m flying at an altitude of 60 meters at a distance of 30 to 44 km, depending on the height of the antenna mast. The maximum number of targets is 50.
The cost of the Kasta-2E2 starts at $60 million, depending on the configuration.
Destruction of Kasta-2E2 radar
According to monitoring channels, on February 15, 2022, Russia deployed a Kasta-2E2 radar 11 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, near the Kharkiv region, to monitor the airspace.
On February 13, 2024, special forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine struck a Kasta-2E2 radar near the Russian-Ukrainian border.
On August 14, 2024, military counterintelligence officers from the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, tracked and adjusted fire on a Russian long-range detection radar 39N6 Kasta-2E2.
