Ukraine Takes Out Russian Pantsir Air Defense System and Radar Network in Crimea

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) reported a series of overnight strikes against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and the occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region on June 2, targeting air defense assets, radar stations, command infrastructure, and drone-related facilities.

According to a statement published by the Unmanned Systems Forces and comments from SBS Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi on June 2, the operation was conducted as part of the force’s newly established Deep Strike Center. Among the reported targets was a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system near the village of Vydne in temporary occupied Crimea.

The Pantsir-S1 is a short-to-medium-range air defense system designed to protect military facilities and strategic assets from aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and drones. It combines surface-to-air missiles with twin 30 mm autocannons and is widely used by Russian forces to defend high-value targets.

Brovdi said the operation also targeted Neva-B and Neva-B2M coastal radar stations in occupied Mariupol. These radar systems are used to monitor maritime and air activity, providing early warning and surveillance capabilities along the coastline.

The Neva-B and Neva-B2M are coastal surveillance radar systems used to track maritime traffic and low-altitude aerial threats. They provide targeting and situational awareness data for naval and coastal defense units operating along occupied sections of Ukraine’s coastline.

According to the SBS, additional targets included a Project 1454 tugboat near Mizhvodne in Crimea, a command post belonging to Russia’s 92nd River Boat Brigade of the Dnipro Flotilla, and a temporary deployment site used by Russia’s 110th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade near the village of Zhelanne in the Donetsk region.

In temporary occupied Donetsk, Ukrainian drone operators reportedly struck a workshop used by Russia’s 589th Motorized Rifle Regiment for drone production and maintenance. The SBS said such facilities support the assembly, repair, and preparation of unmanned aerial systems used by Russian forces on the battlefield.

Brovdi also reported strikes against a temporary deployment area and vehicle park used by elements of Russia’s 3rd Army Corps near Shyrokyne. According to his statement, reconnaissance identified dozens of command-andcontrol and transport vehicles at the site, with at least 11 vehicles confirmed destroyed. Further assessment is ongoing.

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The commander noted that one of the targets in Crimea turned out to be a decoy Pantsir-S1 system rather than an operational air defense unit.

“A Pantsir in Crimea and Neva radars were taken out. A concentration of command-and-staff vehicles and the command battalion base of Russia’s 3rd Army Corps in Shyrokyne were destroyed, along with a tugboat and other targets,” Brovdi wrote on social media.

On June 3, Ukraine also struck Russia’s Kronstadt naval base near St. Petersburg, with Ukraine’s General Staff reporting preliminary damage to ships and port infrastructure. According to The attack targeted facilities used by Russia’s Baltic Fleet, including the missile corvette Boiky, located more than 1,100 kilometers from Ukraine.

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