Russia’s S-400 air defense system may be considered top-tier, but Ukraine’s concerted efforts to debilitate the country’s long-range surface-to-air missile system are only ramping up. According to Military Watch Magazine, Kyiv successfully took out two S-400 launchers in the Kurk region during a missile strike last fall. Another attack targeting one of these surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) in Crimea resulted in the destruction of two S-400 fire control radars, one missile battery, and two long-range surveillance radars. The Ukrainian state-run Kyiv Independent news outlet said that this lethal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) strike was carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency’s “Ghosts” unit. In addition to releasing video footage of the drone strike to Telegram, Ukraine’s military intelligence noted that “Radars are the ‘eyes’ of the enemy’s........

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