#Russian air defense systems
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![Russian Tor-M1 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Donetsk region, April 9, 2026. (Source: 1usc_army/X)]( "Russian Tor-M1 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Donetsk region, April 9, 2026. (Source: 1usc_army/X)")
![Russian Tor-M2 short-range air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone attack, April 2026. (Source: 414magyarbirds/X)]( "Russian Tor-M2 short-range air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone attack, April 2026. (Source: 414magyarbirds/X)")
![A Russian-made S-300PMU-2 missiles in front of the officials' stand during a military parade marking the annual Iranian National Army Day in Tehran, on April 18, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian-made S-300PMU-2 missiles in front of the officials' stand during a military parade marking the annual Iranian National Army Day in Tehran, on April 18, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- Latest news
Russia’s S-300PMU-2 air defense system in Iran may have failed to respond to US and Israeli air operations, raising fresh questions about the real-world effectiveness of one of Moscow’s flagship export systems.![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)")
-2cd879670fdc69d785191ba75df963d0.png "Russian Tor-M1 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Donetsk region, April 9, 2026. (Source: 1usc_army/X)")
-24deccd511006ba79cfc4d798c6c2ef5.jpeg "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
