15 March 2026

Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked occupants' air defense systems in Crimea: Valdai complex is damaged

(Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

n the night of March 15, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck at air defense facilities of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Two radar stations and a launcher of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system were hit.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the military, as part of an operation to reduce the enemy's air defense capabilities, radar stations 59N6-E "Adversary" and 73E6 "Password" were hit near Libknechtivka.

In addition, a launcher from the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system was damaged near the village of Dalne in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The extent of the damage is currently being determined.

At the same time, the General Staff reported that significant damage to the Russian Valdai radar system, which was hit on March 10 near Prymorske in the occupied Crimea, was confirmed.

The military department emphasizes that the systematic destruction of enemy air defense significantly reduces the ability of Russian troops to control airspace and cover their military facilities.

Earlier, Intent wrote how the Ukrainian defense forces struck at Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied Crimea. In particular, a radar station from the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system near Sevastopol was hit.

The Ukrainian military also attacked the Azov oil depot in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The strike was carried out by soldiers of the 414th separate brigade of unmanned systems"Birds of Magyara".

In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied Crimea. As a result of the operation, several pieces of enemy equipment were destroyed, including three Pantsyr-S1 anti-aircraft systems, a landing boat, and drone control infrastructure.

In early March, Ukrainian drones attacked important military and energy facilities in occupied Crimea. An aircraft repair plant and an oil depot used to supply the Russian army were targeted.

Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine hit the facilities of an aircraft repair facility that repairs and maintains Russian military aircraft.

At the end of February, the Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a series of strikes against the occupiers' military facilities in the temporarily occupied territories. In particular, the strikes hit the area of a missile division in Crimea and a UAV control center in Mykolaiv region.

The largest strike occurred in the area of the missile division of the 15th Separate Coastal Missile Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea, armed with Bastion coastal missile systems.

Андрій Колісніченко

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