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The Russian military has destroyed a rare MR-18 long-range aerial surveillance radar of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone.
Video footage of the strike on the radar were posted to social networks on May 22. However, it is still unclear when or exactly where the radar was struck. The footage shows the radar being shredded into pieces by a precision-guided missile that appears to be either a Kh-35 or Kh-38.
The MR-18 is a mobile 3D aerial surveillance radar for medium and high altitudes with coordinate and track outputs that can operate off-line or as a part of regional and national automatic control posts. It has a maximum range of around 400 kilometers.
The radar was developed by Ukraine’s Scientific and Production Complex, also known as Iskra, and only a few were manufactured.
The Russian military intensified suppression of enemy air defenses operations in recent months. As a result, dozens of Ukrainian radar and air defense systems were destroyed.
Ukraine’s air defense network is barely functioning now. The Kiev regime has been asking its allies in the West to quickly provide it with radars and air defense systems. However, this will not likely make any difference due to the superior intelligence and firepower of the Russian military.
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