Ukraine manages to destroy a rare Russian radar system with the help of US long-range missiles. This could help the country in war.
Kiev – Ukrainian armed forces have apparently succeeded in destroying an important Russian radar system with long-range missiles supplied by the USA. This could happen to the country Ukraine war provide an advantage.
As Ukraine’s General Staff announced in a post on Telegram on Thursday (October 3), the Ukrainian army was able to defeat a Russian Nebo-M radar system using US-supplied ATACMS missiles. The Nebo-M radar “works in stealth mode, scanning the horizon in search of air objects. According to available information, the enemy has only 10 operational systems of this type left, each of which is estimated to cost more than $100 million,” it said.
Russia loses important radar system in Ukraine war – an advantage for Ukraine
The destruction of the radar “significantly reduces the ability of the Russian army to detect, track and intercept aerodynamic and ballistic targets,” the General Staff said. It will also “create a favorable ‘air corridor’ for the effective use of the Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles.”
According to Russian state media, Nebo-M radar systems are capable of detecting enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles at a distance of 1,000 kilometers. The latest blow from Kiev could mean a significant blow for Russia.
US ATACMS missiles enable the strike – a change in the Ukraine war?
The attack was made possible by ATACMS missiles, which the United States made available to Ukraine for the first time in the spring. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the time that Ukraine was committed to using the weapons only on its own territory.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been pleading with its allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles, including the U.S. ATACMS and Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles, deep into Russian territory. However, after talks with allies last month and a visit by Zelensky to the US, Washington has signaled no change in its position on Kiev’s use of the long-range weapons into Russian territory. It is currently unknown where the destroyed radar system was located. (tpn)
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