Donetsk region: Ukrainian attack drone destroys Buk missile launcher

20 November, 2024 Buk SAM. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense (illustration photo) In the Donetsk region, a Ukrainian attack drone hit and destroyed a Buk missile launcher.

The Shadow unit detected the position of the Russian air defense system. The camera of the Ukrainian reconnaissance drone captured four vehicles of the invaders' air defense system. After arriving at the firing position, an attack drone of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment was sent after the Russians.

The operators managed to hit the 9A310?1-2 self-propelled launcher of the Buk-M1-2 SAM system. The system first caught fire, leading to anti-aircraft missiles detonating.

Destroyed Russian system in the Donetsk region. November 2024, Ukraine.

Frame from a video of the Shadow unit

"The enemy air defense system first ignited and later detonated. The target was destroyed," the Shadow unit reported. Before the strike, the Russian air defense system failed to detect the Ukrainian reconnaissance drone that was following it.

At the same time, the 9A310M1-2 is capable of detecting targets and guiding missiles independently.

Russian position of the Buk system in the Donetsk region. November 2024, Ukraine.

Frame from the video of the Shadow unit

Recently, the number of lost systems of the Buk missile system has significantly increased. The Defense Forces have been able to successfully destroy both traditional systems in the M1 and M2 modifications and the latest M3 version.

The 9A317M launcher of the Buk-M3 system. Photo credits: Russian Ministry of Defense

Previously, drone operators of the 27th Separate Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system by dropping a munition.

The destruction of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system took place when the Russians tried to disguise it in a forest belt in one of the combat areas.