Russian TOR SAM in Olenivka Destroyed by HIMARS Strike

22 July, 2024 A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone monitors the movement of the Russian TOR SAM in Olenivka, Donetsk region. July 2024. Ukraine.

A frame from the video of the 79th Brigade Ukrainian troops in Olenivka hit a parking lot where the invaders were hiding a TOR air defense system. The system was identified by scouts from the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade, who observed it using a drone.

"Our scouts inspected the Donbas Arena in Donetsk from a drone and discovered a Russian Tor anti-aircraft missile system," the military said. The reconnaissance drone accompanied the Russian system to its parking place in the village of Olenivka. The invaders hid the TOR in an industrial building on the outskirts of the village. The location was immediately hit by a U.S.

HIMARS rocket system.

The site of the TOR air defense missile strike in the village of Olenivka

The GMLRS rocket hit the industrial building where the TOR was stored. It is highly likely that the system was disabled by a direct hit or due to shell fragments. The neutralization of such systems should enhance the capabilities of Ukrainian aircraft, making it safer for them to fly into the occupied territories.

A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone monitors the movement of the Russian TOR SAM in Olenivka, Donetsk region. July 2024. Ukraine.

A frame from the video of the 79th Brigade

The TOR systems were used to shoot down GMLRS rockets from the HIMARS rocket launcher.

Recently, it became known that the Russians were upgrading the TOR anti-aircraft missile systems' armor to protect them from Ukrainian attack drones and artillery.