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The Russian military destroyed a German-made TRML-4D radar of Kiev forces during the May 17 strikes on the Odessa region.
The advanced radar was reportedly deployed near the settlement of Nova Dolyna, to the west of Odessa city. Video footage of the pinpoint strike that completely destroyed the radar was released by Russian news sources on May 19.
On the day of the attack, Kiev forces said that the Russian military launched Iskander-M ground-launched tactical ballistic missiles and three Kh-59/69 air-launched cruise missiles at Odessa. At least one of the missiles hit a facility used to assemble and store searborne suicide drones near the settlement of Dachne to the northwest of Odessa city.
The TRML-4D is a surveillance and target acquisition active electronically scanned array radar with a maximum range of 250 kilometers and the ability to track up to 1,500 targets at the same time. The radar can also differentiate various types of air targets, focusing on high-speed and low-flying cruise missiles, as well as fighter jets and helicopters.
The radar first entered service with Kiev forces in 2022 as a part of the German-made IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense system. Since then, several radars of this type have been destroyed by the Russian military.
To make up for recent losses, German defense company Hensoldt announced earlier this month that it will supply Ukraine with six more TRML-4D radars by the end of the year.
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