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Ukraine Knocks Out 17 Russian Air Defense Systems, Six Bridges and 20+ Depots in August
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Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck 17 Russian air defense systems, six bridges, more than 20 storage facilities, and over 30 command posts in August as part of a sustained campaign targeting Russia’s operational rear and military-economic capabilities, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported on September 10.
According to the ministry, the strikes were carried out using middle-strike capabilities as Ukraine continues to expand attacks against Russian military targets at operational depth.
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A major focus of the August operations was Russian air defense infrastructure. Ukrainian forces struck positions of S-400 Triumf systems in Gelendzhik and Russia’s Bryansk region, as well as Pantsir systems in Yeysk and Tor systems in the Rostov region. Buk-M3 and Strela-10 air defense systems were also targeted in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, including near Kreminna.
Ukrainian forces also destroyed several Russian radar stations, according to the ministry. Among them were a long-range Nebo-U radar in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, as well as Nebo-SV, Kasta, and Podlet radar systems. Electronic warfare equipment was also targeted, including a Peresvet-M system in temporarily occupied Luhansk.
The ministry said degrading Russian radar, air defense, and electronic warfare capabilities is intended to create opportunities for Ukrainian weapons to penetrate deeper into Russia’s rear.
Alongside air defense systems, Ukrainian forces continued targeting Russian military logistics. Strikes hit railway bridges near Chonhar, Vladyslavivka, and Svitlodolynske, as well as road bridges across the Seym River in Russia’s Kursk region and the Molochna River in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. A crossing over the Mokri Yaly River in the Donetsk region was also targeted.
More than 20 ammunition and logistics depots, as well as repair facilities, were struck in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and Russian regions bordering Ukraine, according to the ministry. Such attacks are intended to disrupt supply routes and reduce the combat effectiveness of Russian units.
Ukraine also continued targeting infrastructure used for Russian unmanned systems and uncrewed maritime vessels. A base for uncrewed surface vessels in Russian-occupied Chornomorske, Crimea, was among the facilities struck during August.
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More than 30 strikes were carried out against command posts, storage sites, and launch positions associated with Russian attack drones in the Bryansk and Donetsk regions and Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian forces also disabled several ground-based relay stations used to control Geran and Gerbera attack drones, according to the ministry.
Middle-strike weapons were additionally used against Russian command facilities, including primary and reserve command posts in Russian-occupied Donetsk, an FSB unit in Shchaslyvtseve, and a drone training center in Russian-occupied Luhansk.
The middle-strike operations form part of Ukraine’s broader campaign to push attacks deeper into Russia’s rear. In August, Ukrainian long-range strikes reached targets more than 1,500 kilometers from the state border, hitting critical components of Russia’s military-industrial and energy infrastructure.
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