Crimean Wind and other UA sources are reporting the possible destruction of a new Russian S-500 Prometheus air defense system near the Dzhankoi Air Field in occupied Crimea.
NASA FIRMS thermal imagery shows a fire at the presumed location of the MGM-140 ATACMS M39A1 Block I missile strike which was acquired at 1300 Kyiv Time (1000 UTC) on June 28, 2024 (today).
https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1806687112521224339
Another report: https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/06/28/rumors-say-atacms-hit-the-radar-of-russias-latest-s-500-system/
According to these "sources," while the launcher remained intact, the radar of the S-500 battery sustained damage.
If this is true it will be hilarious
Russia only has one S-500 regiment. It's like US losing their only THAAD system with 2 weeks of it being deployed to the front.
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It's their best air defense too that was supposed to counter everything including hypersonics and satellites. Truly an embarrassing day for them.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/06/14/russia-has-one-s-500-air-defense-system-it-just-arrived-in-crimea-amid-a-storm-of-ukrainian-rockets/:
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