Ukraine destroys rare Russian Marineradar wheels: video

According to a video published by a Ukrainian military unit, the Ukrainian armed forces have hit a rare and valuable Russian marinadar system.

The film material shows the Ukraine, which aims at a naval version of the Zaslon radar, which was originally developed for the MIG-31 interceptor aircraft.

Newsweek Contacted the Kremlin for a comment by e -mail.

Why is it important

Only a limited number of Russian warships are equipped with the naval variant of the Zaslon radar. If confirmed, the strike would be a remarkable setback for the Russia's Navy, which has already suffered significant losses during the war of President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

It is the first time that the system was conflict that began in February 2022, said the military unit.

What to know?

The film material was published by the RAID 413 battalion of Ukraine, a unit within the unmanned system forces that specialize in drone warfare.

The battalion described the Zaslon as a “unique ship base”, which recognize the goals at a distance of up to 300 kilometers (186 miles) and at the same time track down up to 200 objects.

“And it seems that it has never been hit during the entire war,” said the unit in a post on its social media pages.

The video made by a drone shows that the radar is targeted in an empty field. The clip does not show the consequences of the strike.

The Russian authorities did not comment on the attack.

Newsweek Couldn't check independently when or where the film material was shot, but the strike was also mentioned by Russian military bloggers.

In 2020, the Russian media reported that about a dozen new warships that were mainly built for the Pacific fleet were equipped with the Zaslon radar systems.

“The ships of the new series that are planned for the construction receive integrated radar systems 'Zaslon', which are able to recognize stealth technology devices at a distance of 75 km, and simpler destinations at least 300 km,” said Russian News Outlet Top.

The ships would be designed for combating enemy surface ships and U -boats, artillery support for marine landing operations by rocket and artillery strikes against enemy ships at sea and in the harbor as well as for the named areas of the patrol for the assert of blockages, according to the publication.

What people say

Ukraine -Raid 413 -Battalion, a unit within the unmanned system forces, said on his social media pages: “This 'Zaslon' will no longer block anything.”

Milinfolive, Russian military blogger in the telegram: “The Ukrainian FPV drone allegedly hit the three-coordinated multifunctional radar complex” Zaslon “, which is mounted on a roller base. The extent of the damage remains unknown.

After the rotation, the vehicle is equipped with an S-band radar that is part of the complex. In active mode, the area and the amount of target detection is 200 and 30 kilometers. “

What happens next

The talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States to end the war have stalled. The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Tammy Bruce, told reporters last week that Washington will no longer “fly around the world with a hat to convey meetings”.

President Donald Trump has announced that he wants to meet Putin later this month.