Video of Russian air defense missile system exploding after being hit by Ukrainian artillery

Pravda newspaper quoted a statement from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces as saying that while on a reconnaissance mission at the front line, soldiers of the 3rd Special Forces Regiment discovered a Russian Buk-M1 system that was being deployed. Prepare to launch missiles.

“Our soldiers transmitted the coordinates of the enemy target to the missile and artillery unit of the Self-Defense Forces. The Buk-M1 system did not have time to fire a single missile because it was immediately destroyed,” quoted a statement from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces.

A video posted by Ukrainian authorities on social networks showed the above raid. However, they did not mention the exact time or location of the incident.

According to military experts, the Buk-M1 is an advanced self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. This complex is one of the most feared interception systems. world at the time of their birth.

Buk-M1 is designed as a tactical air defense system, specializing in protecting the advancing formations of mechanized divisions on the battlefield. The system has undergone many upgrades, allowing it to attack multiple targets at the same time, including aircraft and cruise missiles.

Buk-M1 is currently equipped by Russia with the 9S18M1 Kupol-M1 radar station using a phased array antenna, helping the system track and lock targets in all weather conditions, at a distance of up to 120km and targets flying in the sky. altitude from 30m – 45km.

The launcher of the Buk-M1 is placed on the 9A39M1 crawler self-propelled ammunition loader, which has superior features compared to its predecessor air defense versions. In particular, the loading vehicle can hold 8 missiles, double the capacity of the launcher and uses an additional crane to load missiles.

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