HIMARS Destroyed Russian Pantsir System in Donetsk

3 January, 2025 Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system.

2024. Freeze frame from the video of the 15th Brigade Ukrainian artillery in cooperation with aerial reconnaissance destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery system in Donetsk.

The 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade (Black Forest), whose drone was adjusting the strike, published the video. The Ukrainian Defense Forces used an American M142 HIMARS rocket system to destroy the enemy air defense system. The destruction of the Russian Pantsir system probably took place in the summer of 2024, but the video was released only recently.

The OSINT researchers of the WarArchive Telegram channel found out that the Russian surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery system was detected and destroyed within the temporarily occupied Donetsk.