🔥 Destruction

Ukraine's National Guard 27th Cavalry Brigade destroyed a Russian BUK-M1 anti-aircraft missile system during a reconnaissance mission on the front line.

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Fighters from the 27th Cavalry Brigade of the National Guard destroyed Russia's high-cost anti-aircraft missile system, BUK-M1. National Guards located the enemy air defense system during a reconnaissance mission on one of the hottest areas of the front line.

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Depending on modification, the cost of such an air defense system could reach as much as $100 million.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

A drone unit in the National Guard's 27th Pechersk Brigade destroyed a Russian anti-aircraft missile BUK-M1 system worth $10 million

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia had lost 999 air defense systems since the start of its full-scale invasion, making this loss Russia's 1000th

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

A Russian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed by the UAV strike unit of the 27th Pechersk Brigade.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The cost of the destroyed Buk-M1 system is up to USD 10 million.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:16.463Z

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