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A key radar system positioned at the 12th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade’s site near Cape Fiolent in Sevastopol has been critically damaged.
This was reported by the Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter on March 11.
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The incident occurred early in the morning, with three explosions reported in the area. Drones were observed flying over the region, prompting a response from Russian air defense forces, which attempted to intercept them using a “Pantsir” system and small arms.
Shortly afterward, a fire broke out at the radar position, and the radar’s dome was completely destroyed, leaving only part of its frame remaining.
The radar is part of the 31st Air Defense Division of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, which operates the S-400 and Pantsir missile systems, as well as target detection and guidance radars.
In parallel with ongoing efforts in the region, Ukraine carried out a series of drone strikes targeting Russian radar systems in temporarily occupied Crimea and key elements of a command post in the Donetsk region, according to the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (SSO).
The operation, which aimed at several high-value military assets used by Russian forces to monitor Ukrainian air activity and coordinate battlefield operations, successfully targeted four radar systems in Crimea. Among them were the 5N84A “Oborona-14” early-warning radar and the 55Zh6U “Nebo-U” mobile radar complex.
In a statement shared on their official social media channels, the SSO confirmed that Ukrainian forces also destroyed two additional radar stations located within specialized radomes near the temporarily occupied city of Yevpatoria.
In addition, Russia’s air defense command in temporarily occupied Crimea is reportedly facing the potential removal of its leadership due to repeated losses of air defense systems.
“Due to the cumulative losses in Crimea's air defense units, Moscow has dispatched an inspection commission to Sevastopol. ATESH agents report that the issue of replacing the command staff of the 31st Air Defense Division is currently under review,” the partisan movement ATESH stated.
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