Ukrainian drones eliminate Russian air defense system in underground shelter: Footage
Photo: Russian Pantsir air defense missile and gun system (Getty Images)
The Russian Pantsir-S2 surface-to-air missile and gun system was destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia direction as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike.
According to intelligence, the occupying forces had placed the air defense system in an underground shelter, hoping to protect it from aerial attacks.
However, operators of unmanned systems from the Active Operations Department detected the target and carried out a precise strike. As a result of the attack, the system was completely destroyed.
"Occupiers attempted to hide their SAM system in an underground shelter, but the UAVs of the Active Operations Department worked in such a way that the equipment burned down completely," the HUR reported.
The HUR also published a video showing the moment the Russian equipment was hit and the aftermath of the strike.
Russian forces attempted to conceal an expensive air defense system in an underground shelter, but Ukrainian drones were still able to detect it, according to the Telegram channel of the Active Operations Department of the Defense Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of… pic.twitter.com/lJe6xrGtTg
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"We really like the way it burns, and how the Russians are running around in panic. We keep working," added the Active Operations Department of the Defense Intelligence.
Ukrainian defenders have restored control over Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia direction. The operation was carried out by fighters of the HUR special unit Artan in cooperation with other units of the Defense Forces.
According to military intelligence, during the offensive operations, Ukrainian troops managed to push Russian occupiers out of prepared positions and take control of key sites in the settlement.
