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Ukraine Knocked Out Russian Buk-M3, Then Sent in Warplanes to Strike Command Posts
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Ukrainian forces carried out a coordinated operation that first disabled a Russian Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system with drones before the Ukrainian Air Force struck two Russian command posts, according to Ukraine’s National Guard unit Lasar’s Group on July 4.
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The operation involved Lasar’s Group, the Ukrainian Air Force, the Joint Forces Command, the National Guard’s 2nd Corps “Khartiia,” and the 151st Mechanized Brigade, according to the unit.
According to Lasar’s Group, the operation was conducted within the area of responsibility of the National Guard’s 2nd Corps “Khartiia” and was planned jointly by the Joint Forces Command and the unit’s aerial reconnaissance specialists.
The stated objective was to destroy Russian command-and-control facilities. However, before Ukrainian aircraft could be deployed, forces first had to neutralize a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system that had been concealed in a forest belt and was protecting the area.
Lasar’s Group said its heavy strike drone carried out three munition drops against the detected target, disabling the Buk-M3 and removing what the unit described as the primary obstacle to Ukrainian air operations on that section of the front.
The destruction of the air defense system allowed the Ukrainian Air Force to enter what the unit described as a safe air corridor and carry out strikes against two Russian command posts—identified as the primary and reserve headquarters.
The operation also received additional fire support from Ukraine’s 151st Mechanized Brigade, whose FPV drone teams engaged Russian positions during the second phase of the mission.
Lasar’s Group published video footage that it said shows both the strike on the Buk-M3 air defense system and the subsequent airstrikes on the two Russian command posts.
Earlier, Ukraine struck Russia’s Hvardiiske military air base in temporarily occupied Crimea, along with two key road bridges and three ammunition depots used to support Russian military logistics, according to the General Staff.
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