Posted on 01/06/2025 6:38:53 AM PST by Apparatchik
Ukraine targeted five of Russia's air defense systems worth an estimated $350 million in a single day, serving a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin's exhausted military in the nearly three-year-old war.
Russia lost two Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems and one OSA air defense system, as well as two S-300 air defense systems, according to Ukraine's military and a war reporter.
Newsweek has reached out to the Russian government for comment via email.
Ukraine has frequently zeroed-in on Russia's advanced air-defense systems, and Monday's reported loss marks a success for Kyiv's military as both sides continue to sustain significant casualties in the war.
Russia's Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system has been used throughout Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is believed to be worth in the region of $15 to $20 million.
The Ukrainian Navy said Monday that the two Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems and one OSA air defense system were destroyed in a single day.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry separately confirmed the destruction of one of the Pantsir-S1 systems in Ukraine's Kherson region, sharing a 12-second clip that purportedly shows a drone closing in on the object.
Ukrainian war reporter Andriy Tsaplienko posted about the destruction of two Russian S-300 air defense systems in 24 hours.
Newsweek couldn't independently verify the battlefield claims.
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How sad. Maybe China will lend him money for replacements?
Too late. They’ll need to use them against the Chicoms.
Where is marcus?
OK then!
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War is expensive.
Those hi-tech Russian systems can’t detect cardboard drones.......awwwww sschucksy!
Another feeble and failed Putlerist post.
Keep practicing, AMPU!
“according to Ukraine’s military and a war reporter.”
Must be true then. They wouldn’t lie to us would they?
AT LEAST 5!!!
That’s why Ukraine has 25 percent of Russia!! WOW.
No wait, they have 1/10 of 1 percent of Russia. It’s simple math if anyone cares to know.
Russia HAS 25 percent of Ukraine.
Only 20 if you go by MSM standards...and then you’re a fool if you do :)
Working Maxi’s propaganda shift today ?
—-(Keep practicing, AMPU!)
I guarantee I will zeeper!
"War reporter"?!
Or someone reporting from the comfort of his couch in Switzerland while claiming to be on the front lines?
Someone like draft dodging UKE pilot Denys Davydov, who makes money from the clicks generated by ambitious zeepers posting links on FR to his YouTube channel?
Five in a day would be a relatively big day, but not a record or anything for this war, which has been characterized by the wholesale demilitarization of the old Soviet arsenal.
Another day, another 1,500 or so Russian casualties.
Estimating by the 3-1 rule of thumb, 1,500 total casualties in a day (now typical for Russia, some days it is 2,000) would imply about 375 killed that day (just a typical day for Russia in this war).
The USA lost a total of 258 dead in the whole Gulf War, including traffic accidents and sports injuries, while destroying over 3,000 Soviet tanks.
The magnitude of the military disaster for Russia is sometimes overlooked, by how routine it has become.
Unverified claims are now news. See how that works?
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More Ukie Propaganda from another “Paid” Ukie Influencer.
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