Ukraine strikes Russian missile system used in attack the previous day, Madyar says
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Ukrainian drones struck an S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile launch pad in Russia's Krasnodar region on the night of Aug. 8, hours after it had fired missiles at Ukraine, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces announced on Telegram.
The system had launched six missiles on the morning of Aug. 8, according to Robert Brovdi, known by the call sign "Madyar."
"The S-400 position in Gelendzhik ... was ablaze and sputtering for three hours," Madyar wrote.
Russia's S-400 system was originally designed for air defense. With Ukraine low on interceptor missiles for its own air defenses, Moscow is increasingly repurposing the technology for offensive operations.
"While less accurate and lethal, they still represent a threat to civilian infrastructure, particularly when launched against densely populated areas," writes missile expert Fabian Hoffmann.
Madyar also highlighted that his drone forces had recently destroyed several other air defense systems in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Rostov region, as well as two radar stations in Rostov region.
Systematically targeting Russian air defense systems helps reduce Moscow’s ability to control airspace, which allows Ukraine to successfully attack other military and logistics targets across the country.
Madyar added that "three vessels of the Russian shadow fleet were hunted down in the Black Sea," listing one oil tanker and two cargo ships.
Ukraine has increased the frequency of its attacks and interceptions against shadow fleet vessels in the Black Sea since declaring them to be military targets on July 1.
That has been accompanied by more interceptions by the EU and specific European countries, and by new sanctions passed by the bloc and the U.K. against ships helping Russia evade sanctions.
