S-300 Ukraine ‘suffers’ from high-precision Russian weapons

04/02/2022 07:32 GMT+7

Accordingly, the video shows an image from a reconnaissance drone, on which two vehicles in the composition of the S-300 system can be seen. Then, one of them was destroyed by a Krasnopol 152 mm precision-guided shell.

Sources say that Ukraine’s S-300 air defense missile systems have been deployed at launch-ready positions.

S-300 first appeared in the Soviet arsenal from the late 1970s, early 1980s. Russia exported this shield to many countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and some countries such as Greece, Venezuela.

Ukraine inherited 250 S-300 launchers after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but by the 2010s, only six of them had been overhauled.

The main purpose of the S-300 is to protect and control the airspace from threats from bombers, fighters and other air targets.

The S-300 system is designed to destroy all enemy air-fired attack vehicles, strategic aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles with very high accuracy, long range. , high altitude.

On the same day, Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said that the Russian plane destroyed an S-300 radar.

In addition, the Russian Air Defense Forces shot down a Mi-8 and eight Ukrainian drones, including a Bayraktar TB-2. In just one day, 52 Ukrainian military facilities were attacked.

Earlier, Mr. Konashenkov said that the Russian Armed Forces attacked 28 Ukrainian military targets during the day.

Among the destroyed facilities were: 4 command posts, 3 field artillery and missile arsenals, 4 fuel depots and 6 areas where Ukrainian military equipment was concentrated.

Russian pilot makes emergency landing after being hit by Ukrainian bullets

The pilot of the Russian Ka-52 combat helicopter hit by the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully landed.

From the video it can be seen that the helicopter was shot from the ground and severely damaged. After being hit by a shell, the warning system went off.

“Another bullet wound. Damaged fuel system. The pipeline of the fuel system was hit by a bullet, so all the kerosene and fuel leaked out, causing one engine to fail and the second engine to fail before landing,” said Mikhail, flight crew commander. Ka-52 said.

Mikhail explained that it was imperative to go to the nearest airport so that the helicopter would not leave the hands of the Ukrainian army.

“Actually at the maximum take-off weight with one engine running, the plane can still operate normally. We flew for almost 5 more minutes,” he added.

According to Mikhail, while on a combat mission, one of the two bullets hit the port side. The bullet went all the way into the cockpit and almost grazed the other pilot’s leg. The pilot said he was saved by the ropes because the bullet got caught in them.

Peace (translation summary)