The acquisition of anti-aircraft S-300 system “From partners” announced on Friday the Ukrainian army while the war with Russia is raging. The system is already performing missions even mentioned.
“The anti-aircraft missile forces of the Southern Air Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received an S-300 missile system from partners, which significantly strengthened the Ukrainian air defense in the south of the country,” it said.
He announced the news on its Telegram channel, the Command of the Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrinform).
“The S-300 missile system is effectively carrying out its task against a significant part of the Russian occupiers’ elements and can shoot down aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles at a distance of 5 to 150 kilometers. At the same time, it does not matter at what range a target flies – 10 meters or 27 kilometers “, the announcement states.
The Ukrainian Air Force says it destroyed 15 air targets on April 28, including a Su-34 aircraft, five cruise missiles and nine UAVs.
It is noted that the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Eduard Heger, announced earlier this month that his country had supplied the S-300 air defense system to Ukraine to support the country fighting against the Russian invasion. “I can confirm that the Slovak Republic has donated the S-300 air defense system to Ukraine,” Heger wrote in a Facebook post. The announcement provoked an angry reaction from Moscow.
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