Ukrainian defenders hit Russian Buk-M3 and destroy Buk-M2 in Luhansk region
Photo: Ukrainian Defense Forces hit Buk-M3 and destroyed Buk-M2 in Luhansk region (mil in ua)
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the Russian Buk-M2 system in the Luhansk region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
Thus, on the night of October 25, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as part of the tasks of identifying and eliminating Russian air defense systems, destroyed the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system and destroyed the 9C36 target illumination and missile guidance radar station of Russia's Buk-M2.
“The targets were located in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region, several tens of kilometers from the frontline,” the Ukraine's General Staff notes.
Ukrainian military states that the work continues, as the weakening of Russian air defense makes other important Russian targets vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes both at the front and in the rear.
Russia's losses in Ukraine
Over the last day, from October 24 to October 25, Russian losses at the front amounted to 1,630 soldiers, air defense systems, and more than 70 drones.
The other day, the Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system. The system was located about 60 kilometers from the front line. Depending on the modification, its cost can range from $40 to $50 million.
