Ukrainian troops hit Russian Buk missile launcher and destroyed radar

25 October, 2024 Destroyed Buk-M3 air defense system was hit and the 9S36 anti-aircraft missile of the Russian invaders. Luhansk region, October 25. Image: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On the night of October 25, the operators of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces hit a Buk-M3 launcher and destroyed a 9S36 fire-control radar of the Russian invaders. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on this and published the relevant footage. The Russian air defense systems were hit on the temporarily occupied territory in cooperation with other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

The strike was carried out while performing tasks to detect and eliminate the enemy air defense assets. However, it was not reported what kind of drones were used.

A Buk-M3 launcher was damaged and a 9S36 fire-control radar of the Russian invaders was destroyed. The Luhansk region, October 25.

Photo credits: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The General Staff said that the launcher of the Russian Buk-M3 air defense system and the 9S36 radar had been located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, several tens of kilometers from the combat line.

A 9S36 radar of the Russian Buk-M2 system. Photo credits: Russian media

It is worth noting that the 9S36 fire-control radar is part of the Russia's modern Buk-M2 and Buk-M3 air defense systems and is used in the war against Ukraine.