Kyiv, Ukraine:
While top diplomats from the US and Russia arrived in Saudi Arabia for a meeting during the years of war in Ukraine, Moscow got a serious blow on the battlefield. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released a video stating that the Russia Advance S-350 Missile Defense System destroyed.
The video, with undated images of a drone, shows a convoy of Russian military vehicles that cross an agricultural piece. The video then zooms in at some launch vehicles of the S-350 surface-air rocket-tafting systems. In the next moment they are destroyed in a precision air attack, resulting in plume and dust.
The drone images were shared with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense by the Black Forest Brigade – an elite artillery reconnaissance of the Ukrainian forces. The location coordinates and the actual date of the claimed offensive were not revealed.
Destruction of a Russian S-350 Vitiaz SAM system worth $ 135 million.
📹: Black Forest Brigade pic.twitter.com/5xdow3pjgw
– Defense of Ukraine (@Defenceu) February 17, 2025
According to the report in the KYIV PostThe Elite Black Forest Brigade issued a explanation with the video stating: “Thanks to the competent actions of the reconnaissance men of the Chornyi Lis (Black Forest) Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade, we have succeeded in detecting and destroying Russia’s newest short shorts and medium -Range S-350 Vityaz anti-horse Craft Missiles System “
If it is found, this will be an important achievement for the Ukrainian army and an even greater shame for Russia, which is proud of its “almost impenetrable” anti-aircraft systems such as the S-300, S-350 and S-400.
The advanced S-350 Air Defense System from Russia
The S-350 Air Defense System is said to be the newest generation of Russian medium distance from surface-air rocket weather system. It is said that it is intended to replace the outdated S-300PS and the BUK-M1-2 systems in the Russian army.
Every unit of the S-350 Air Defense System is said to cost more than $ 130 million and was included in the Russian army in 2020. Commandost.
With an average range of 120 kilometers, the system is able to scare incoming air threats from cruise rocket, tactical ballistic missiles, drones, UAVs, military planes such as fighter jets and helicopters. They also have built -in AI systems that can work without human intervention, while automatically follow, detecting and destroying all incoming threats.
Concern for China and India
The S-350 and the S-400 Surface-Air P weather Systems are both upgraded versions of the S-300. It is important to note that both India and China have obtained a large number of S-400 anti-aircraft systems in recent years.
The S-350 Vityaz, although not as advanced as the S-400, is still considered a very capable deterring system. Although the S-350 is a medium-range system, the S-400 is long distance. The missiles in the S-350 are from the same family as those of the S-400, where the range is the most important differentiating factor.
If the claim of Ukraine is indeed confirmed by Moscow, this will probably be a concern for Beijing and New Delhi. Until now, Russia has not responded to the video of Ukraine.