On the night of September 14, near the temporarily occupied Yevpatoriya, the Ukrainian military struck the location of the Russian Triumph air defense system. About the technical characteristics, price and purpose of the installation — read the ICTV Facts material.
Characteristics of Triumph air defense
The Russians called the Triumph air defense invulnerable, but this turned out not to be the case, because this is not the first time the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed this installation. Last fall, the Ukrainian military attacked the Triumph air defense system. Also, the S-400 Triumph system was hit in Crimea on August 23, 2023.
Triumph air defense — Russian long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system, a new generation anti-aircraft missile system (SAM). Each air defense system provides simultaneous fire at up to 80 targets (if there are 8 air defense systems) with up to160 missiles aimed at them.
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The occupiers said that the installation had “significant” tactical and technical capabilities. Also, according to the legend of the Russians, Triumph was called the only system that is supposedly capable of selectively working using more than four types of missiles with different launch masses and launch ranges, creating a layered defense.
How much does Triumph air defense cost
The Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system, which the Ukrainian military hit on August 14, costs $1.2 billion.
Purpose of Triumph air defense
Triumph air defense &# 8212; a complex that was created to defeat all modern and promising means of aerospace attack — reconnaissance aircraft, strategic and tactical aviation aircraft, tactical, operational-tactical ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets, jammers, radar patrol and guidance aircraft.
Remember that appeared earlier satellite images of the Russian air defense Triumph in Yevpatoria, which was hit by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
