Ukraine Takes Out Third Russian SAM System In Two Days

Russia's top anti-aircraft SAM systems are being destroyed far faster than they can be replaced - and creating significant strategic and tacticial vulnerabilities for the Russian military. JL  

Valentyna Romanenko reports in Ukraine Pravda:

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces have destroyed the transporter erector launcher (TEL) of a Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile system on the Sumy front two days after they destroyed two Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile systems during reconnaissance, also on the Sumy front. They used attack drones to strike the target. The Russians tried unsuccessfully to put out the fire and salvage their equipment. The hit destroyed the TEL, which contained six missiles, and damaged the Buk-M1's launch facility.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces have destroyed the transporter erector launcher (TEL) of a Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile system on the Sumy front. On 30 April, the Special Operations Forces reported the destruction of two Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile systems during reconnaissance, also on the Sumy front.

Source: press service of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine

Details: According to reports, operators in a Ukrainian SOF unit spotted the Russian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system while conducting combat operations on the Sumy front.

The SOF operators then used attack drones to strike the target.

The Russians tried unsuccessfully to put out the fire and salvage their equipment. The hit destroyed the TEL, which contained six missiles, and damaged the Buk-M1's launch facility.  On 30 April, the Special Operations Forces reported the destruction of two Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile systems during reconnaissance, also on the Sumy front.