"Eyes" of Russian air defense: Ukrainian counterintelligence destroyed Russian Kasta radar

"Eyes" of Russian air defense: Ukrainian counterintelligence destroyed Russian Kasta radar

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 14 2024, 01:29 PM  •  20073 views

Military counterintelligence officers of the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian long-range radar "Kasta" in Zaporizhzhia region. This station was the "eyes" of Russian air defense and controlled Ukrainian airspace.

In Zaporizzhia region, SBU military counterintelligence officers in cooperation with the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian long-range radar "Kasta". The station is called the "eyes" of Russian air defense, which controlled Ukrainian airspace. This was reported by the SBU, UNN reports.

SBU officers working in the hot spots of the frontline in Zaporizzhia region tracked and adjusted fire on the enemy's 39N6 Kasta-2E2 long-range radar

- the SBU said in a statement.

It is noted that the cost of the radar, depending on the configuration, starts at $60 million.

"In fact, this radar station was the "eyes" of the Russian air defense system that controlled our airspace. The enemy hid it in the rear, carefully disguised it and often redeployed it," the SBU added.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, various units of the Security Service have destroyed 166 Russian air defense systems and 446 electronic warfare, electronic and radio intelligence systems on the front line.

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