Ukraine Punches Holes in Crimea’s Air Defenses, Hits Two Pantsirs and Russian Military Sites

Ukrainian forces struck two Russian Pantsir air defense systems in temporarily occupied Crimea, along with a drone command post in the Zaporizhzhia region and a military supply depot in the Luhansk region, during operations conducted on November 3 and overnight into November 4.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on November 4, the strikes targeted a Pantsir-S2 surface-to-air missile and gun system and another Pantsir air defense system in Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian forces also struck a Russian firing unit on the peninsula.

Beyond Crimea, Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian drone command post near Vladivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and a military logistics depot near Bilovodsk in the Luhansk region.

The Pantsir family of short-range air defense systems combines surface-to-air missiles and automatic cannons to intercept aircraft, drones, and incoming missiles. Russian forces use these systems to protect military installations and other strategic facilities in occupied Crimea and southern Russia.

Read more

Category

War in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Medium-Range Strikes Hit Russian Drone Bases, Air Defenses and Ammunition Depots in October

Nov 04, 2026 13:15

The Ukrainian General Staff emphasized that targeting these systems reduces Russia’s ability to defend its military infrastructure against Ukrainian aerial attacks.

The military also confirmed the destruction of a storage building at a Russian missile and artillery ammunition depot near Ohorodne in the Donetsk region following an earlier strike on October 26. The combined value of those two targets was estimated at approximately $70 million.

Earlier, on November 3, Ukraine’s 429th Achilles Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade reported disabling a camouflaged Russian 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer with multiple FPV drone strikes.

Help us understand what you already know

Join United24 audience survey