Ukraine Defense Forces Hit Two Russian Buk Air Defense Systems

29 November, 2023 Hit to the BUK air defense system of the Russians. November 2023. Ukraine.

Frame from the video of the South Joint Defence Forces The Ukrainian military managed to hit two Russian Buk SAM launchers. The South Joint Defence Forces showed the destruction of the installation in the Kherson region.

The fire on the installation was adjusted by a reconnaissance drone, which the Russian air defense system could not detect. Only one hit was enough to destroy the Buk; probably it was launched by the American HIMARS system. As a result of the strike, the Russian 9?317? transporter erector launcher and radar of the 9?317? Buk-M3 system were destroyed.

Another hit of the Buk system was shown by the military in the 'Inquisition 59 Legion' Telegram group. At that time, the installation was not completely destroyed but seriously damaged.

The hitten unit was probably completely disabled and would not be able to return to service due to serious damage. "The case when Buk was very lucky, because all this hail of debris did not cause the detonation of missiles. But it won't shoot anymore, for sure.

Minus another air defense system," the military said.

Hit to the Russians Buk air defense system. November 2023. Ukraine.

Frame from the Inquisition of the 59th Legion`s video

In this case, the Ukrainian reconnaissance drone managed to avoid detection by the Russian air defense and adjust the fire.

With the outbreak of a full-scale war, Russian air defense lost quite a lot of Buk air defense systems.

Buk-M3 TELAR in Luhansk region, November 2022.

Photo credits: Luhanshchyna Operative

In September alone the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit five vehicles of the Russian Buk SAM battalion in Zaporizhzhia with precision strikes.