Drones of Defence Intelligence Hit Two Radars in Kursk region

20 November, 2023 Defeat of the Russian 55Zh6 Nebo radar in Kursk region, November 2023. Frame from the video of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Ukrainian troops hit two enemy radars in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine showed the video on the issue. According to the published footage, the strikes on Russian radars were carried out by Ukrainian drones. These radars were used by the Russian military to monitor the airspace, including over the eastern regions of Ukraine.

Therefore, they are a legitimate target for strikes by the Ukrainian military.

Defeat of the Russian 55Zh6 Nebo radar in Kursk region, November 2023. Frame from the video of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

According to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the position of the invaders' Air Surveillance Troops was discovered on November 18 near the village of Dmitriyev (probably the city of Dmitriyev-Lhovsky) in the Kursk region. After that, the Russian military facility was hit.

Footage from Ukrainian intelligence shows that the drones struck enemy radars at night, flying directly over the stations and dropping explosive munitions on them.

Defeat of a Russian radar, probably 64L6 Gamma-S1, in the Kursk region, November 2023. Frame from a video by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that two expensive Russian surveillance radars, the 55Zh6 Nebo radar and the Gamma-S1 radar, were damaged as a result of the successful strikes.

It is worth noting that this is not the first Ukrainian strike on Russian radars on the territory of the aggressor country.