Ukrainian UAVs shake Russia's air defense network

Russian Buk-M1, Buk-M2 and Tor-M2 missile systems were damaged in a precision strike drone operation conducted by Ukraine.

According to a statement by the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukrainian drone operators dealt a heavy blow to Russia's multi-layered air defense system. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

The attack damaged three valuable surface-to-air missile systems, estimated to be worth up to $60 million. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

Specifically, the Asgard Battalion of the 412th Nemesis Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in coordination with the 12th Separate Special Purpose Center and the Kabul 9 Special Task Force of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency, targeted Russian Buk-M1, Buk-M2 and Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

All three systems are core elements of Russia's medium- and short-range air defense architecture. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

In particular, the Buk-M1 and Buk-M2 systems play an important role in protecting Russian forces and critical infrastructure at the operational-tactical level, providing medium-range defense against aircraft, cruise missiles and drones. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

The Tor-M2 is designed for close-range, high-speed interception, making it one of Russia's main defenses against low-flying munitions, especially the drones that Ukraine now uses extensively. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

Damage to all three systems would severely reduce the layered defenses that Russia relies on to protect its rear areas. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

This coordinated attack underscores the increasingly complex nature of Ukrainian drone warfare, where reconnaissance, strike and special operations UAV units operate as a unified and extremely effective system. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Force stressed that these destroyed and damaged systems not only cause financial losses, but also undermine Russia's air defense strategy. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

With fewer medium- and short-range interceptors, Russia's logistics centers, command posts and ammunition depots in the rear will be more vulnerable to precision strikes in the future. Photo: @СБС знищення трьох систем ворожого ППО за три дні.

As Defense Express magazine reported earlier, Ukrainian drone pilots of the 429th Achilles Regiment destroyed Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carriers during the fierce fighting on the Pokrovsk front. Photo: @429 окремий полк БпС «AKHILLES».

According to this unit, Russian armored vehicles tried to advance under thick fog, hoping to take advantage of limited visibility to penetrate Ukrainian positions. Photo: @429 окремий полк БпС «AKHILLES».

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