#Russian air defense systems
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-2cd879670fdc69d785191ba75df963d0.png "Russian Tor-M1 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Donetsk region, April 9, 2026. (Source: 1usc_army/X)")
![Ukraine Is Turning Russia’s Air Defense Into “Swiss Cheese.” What’s Next?]( "Ukraine Is Turning Russia’s Air Defense Into “Swiss Cheese.” What’s Next?")
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![Photo of Louis Beaudemont]( "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s systematic campaign against Russian air defense systems is turning once heavily protected airspace into a network of exploitable gaps. With dozens of confirmed hits on launchers and radars in the first months of 2026 alone, Kyiv is reshaping the geometry of the battlefield and forcing Moscow into impossible choices.![Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, and Defence Minister watch the Russian Air Force parade during their visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, and Defence Minister watch the Russian Air Force parade during their visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Pantsir-S1 (SA-22) self-propelled surface-to-air missile system displayed under the Russian flag at the Army defense exhibition in Kubinka, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Pantsir-S1 (SA-22) self-propelled surface-to-air missile system displayed under the Russian flag at the Army defense exhibition in Kubinka, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Destroyed Russian military vehicles at a former base near Kherson International Airport following the withdrawal of Russian forces, November 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Destroyed Russian military vehicles at a former base near Kherson International Airport following the withdrawal of Russian forces, November 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![9S19M2 Imbir radar system of the Russian army. (Source: Wikimedia)]( "9S19M2 Imbir radar system of the Russian army. (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Russian BUK-M3 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, March 31, 2026. (Source: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces)]( "Russian BUK-M3 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, March 31, 2026. (Source: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces)")
-24deccd511006ba79cfc4d798c6c2ef5.jpeg "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
