New footage from Ukrainian frontlines was shared by Russian military sources. Russian reconnaissance coordinated the strike and filmed the successful destruction of Ukrainian radar in the rear Sumy region.
The strike took place near the village of Butsikovo located on the western outskirts of the city of Sumy. As a result of the precision strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the ST-68 radar station was destroyed.
The radar was reportedly destroyed by Kh-35U missile launched by Russian Su-34 strike aircraft.
The Soviet-made ST-68 radar station is aimed to detect and track low-altitude targets covered by active and passive jamming. Developed in 1968, it has an increased detection range of low-altitude targets and very high accuracy in determining azimuth coordinates.
Russian aircraft are actively destroying Ukrainian air defense throughout the country. The special attention is paid to the eastern regions, where heavy battles are ongoing on the frontlines. Russian massive strikes in the Sumy region support the ongoing Russian offensive in the northern Donbass and Kharkiv directions. At the same time, the Ukrainian military is concerned about the accumulation of large Russian forces near the northeastern border, including the Sumy region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine should be ready for a possible Russian offensive in this direction. The ongoing strikes may be the first stage of preparation for the possible ground operations across the border. As a result, the Ukrainian military command is forced to keep large forces in the border Sumy region, while Ukrainian defense is creaking at the seams in all directions in the Donbass.
