A strike demolished an S-400 air defense battery near Evpatoria. Russian officials claimed it was controlled ammunition demolition, but open-source evidence indicated missile detonations at the S-400 site.
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A strike demolished an S-400 air defense battery near Evpatoria. Russian officials claimed it was controlled ammunition demolition, but open-source evidence indicated missile detonations at the S-400 site.
Ukraine destroyed three Russian high-value radar stations in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian milbloggers reported that Ukrainian missiles or drones had hit a Russian S-300 or S-400 anti-aircraft missile battery and badly damaged the system by detonating its missiles on the ground.
The geolocation research group, CyberBrosheno, said it was an S-400, Russia's most advanced air defense system in wide use.
A powerful explosion was reported in the village of Vityne, Saky district, in temporarily occupied Crimea, with speculation that a Russian S-400 missile defense system may have been targeted.
It is rumored that a strike targeted the location of a Russian S-400 system and an ammunition depot.
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Source story: day-1011b-2024-11-30