The Ukrainians destroyed one of Putin's most important air defense systems. The moment when the billion-euro weapon became history
One of Vladimir Putin's most valuable air defense systems – an S-400 “Triumf”, worth up to £960 million (over €1 billion) – has been destroyed, according to metro.co.uk
Images shared on Telegram show the attack carried out by the Special Forces of Ukraine in the occupied Crimea.
The “Triumf” launcher can be seen engulfed in flames moments after it was hit by FP-2 drones.
An important ammunition depot belonging to the 18th Russian army, near the village of Udachne, outside Simferopol, was also targeted, the quoted source said.
The moment of system destruction. PHOTO video capture Twitter/ Metro
The Ukrainians also destroyed a 92N6E multipurpose radar, as well as autonomous power supply equipment for the S-400 command post.
The attack took place on October 6, but information about the mission has been kept secret until now due to operational security concerns.
Resistance spies working for Ukraine in Crimea pinpointed the location of Russian weapons.
The Special Forces Resistance Movement had this to say about Putin's billion-euro scheme: “The S-400 was designed to detect and destroy aerial targets at long ranges. The enemy also uses this complex for attacks on the territory of Ukraine.”
Pressure on the Russian army
According to Ukrainian forces, the attack is part of an ongoing campaign to put pressure on the Russian military and diminish its ability to conduct offensive operations.
Russia and Ukraine have attacked each other almost daily, targeting energy targets, while US-led diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year-old war have had no impact on the battlefield.
Ukraine's long-range drone attacks on Russian refineries are aimed at depriving Russia of the oil export revenue it needs to continue the war.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said on X that the attacks had failed “several important energy installations” around the cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv, as well as the central Poltava region.
An employee of an energy company was killed in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, regional head Oleh Siniehubov said in a Telegram post.
