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Russian S-400 system destroyed in Crimea
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- 23 August, 2023
- 10:43
On August 23, 2023, around 10:00 AM, near the village of Olenivka on the Tarkhankut Peninsula in the temporarily occupied Crimea, an explosion occurred that destroyed the Russian anti-aircraft missile system of large and medium-range S-400 Triumph, Report informs, citing Ukrainian media.
As a result of the explosion, the installation itself, the missiles mounted on it, and personnel were completely destroyed.
Considering the limited number of such complexes in Russia's arsenal, this constitutes a significant blow to its air defense system, which will have a profound impact on further developments in the occupied Crimea.
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