2024-04-18 19:39:04
This was reported by the Telegram channel Dosye Shpiona.
The strike was reportedly carried out by two US-made MGM-140 ATACMS missiles.
War_home, a Telegram channel that often posts photos of Russian missile wreckage, posted photos of a missile fragment and suggested it was part of the tail of an ATACMS missile.
Ukrainian strikes reportedly destroyed three launchers and a radar of the S-400 Triumf air defense system.
Representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the Ukrainian government have not yet made official comments.
„S-400“
The S-400 is one of Russia’s most advanced long- and medium-range air defense missile systems manufactured by the Almaz-Antej concern.
The S-400 is based on the S-300PMU2 air defense missile complex. It differs from its predecessors in its longer combat range and the ability to use new surface-to-air missile systems. The S-400 can detect and destroy “invisible” (eng. stealth) and fast moving air targets.
The S-400 is designed to destroy strategic and tactical aircraft (including “stealth” jets) and can engage any other air targets with heavy fire and radio-electronic anti-aircraft means.
Russian state media said the first S-400 systems entered service in 2007. April 28
The minimum operating range of the S-400 is 2 km, the maximum (and depending on the missiles used) is 400 km. It takes 10-15 minutes to prepare this missile system for the first shot while on the move, and three minutes while standing still.
The complete S-400 system consists of a commander’s vehicle, a fire control radar and a missile launcher, and the cost of the entire system is about 300 million US dollars.
Based on Militarnyj and other sources.
2024-04-18 19:39:04