Russian military releases video showing destruction of many Ukrainian air defense systems

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Russian aerospace force destroyed four S-300 air defense systems, one Gepard self-propelled artillery system, two vehicles and two D-30 howitzers of the Ukrainian army in Kherson.

According to sources, four Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems were destroyed by Lancet suicide drones while operating near the city of Kherson.

Military expert Alexei Vasiliev said the raids took place after the Ukrainian military determined that Russian forces were applying a strategy of seeking and destroying enemy air defenses. Accordingly, Russia increased the number of air strikes and sent two fighters to attract enemy air defenses, while the third would attack the battlefield.

According to Mr. Vasiliev, the new operational plan of Russian forces has caused serious damage to the air defense plans of the Ukrainian army.

He noted that the Russian aerospace forces use the satellite navigation system flight planning and correction module (UMPC) to turn a conventional bomb into a high-precision guided weapon covering a distance of tens of kilometers.

As a result, the Ukrainian armed forces were forced to deploy S-300 long-range air defense systems to the front line to intercept the Russian air force. However, the appearance of the Lancet UAV on the battlefield has made Ukraine's air defense systems "meaningless".

According to Mr. Vasiliev, the Ukrainian army was forced to reduce its presence or leave large areas of the country without air defense support, because it had to bring air defense systems to the front line.

Ukraine has not commented on the above information.