Overnight, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed Russian S-300 launchers in occupied Donetsk region - Syrskyi

Overnight, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed Russian S-300 launchers in occupied Donetsk region - Syrskyi

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 16 2024, 03:36 PM • 21789 views

The Ukrainian military struck and destroyed an enemy S-300 air defense system, including radar stations and launchers, in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.

On the night of July 16, units of the Missile Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, struck at the enemy's S-300 complex in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, UNN reports .

Details

According to intelligence information, the damage to the enemy's radar station and launchers was confirmed. More detailed information on the consequences of the strike is being clarified 

- Syrsky said

He also emphasized that this is not the first successful joint work of Ukrainian missile specialists and representatives of other components of the Defense Forces on important military targets of the Russian Federation.

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Earlier, more than 20 launchers and about 15 radar stations were destroyed.

We continue to systematically destroy the potential of Russian air defense, creating favorable conditions for the successful use of strike aircraft. #F16comingsoon

- The commander-in-chief added. 

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