Scorched earth: the first satellite images after the defeat of the Container radar in Mordovia

The first satellite images after the attack on the Container radar in Mordovia/Collage 24 Channel

Recently, drones attacked a Russian military facility in Mordovia, where an over-the-horizon radar station under the designation 29B6 “Container” operates. The first satellite images after the defeat were published online.

Recall that on April 17, Ukrainian drones attacked a military facility on the territory of Mordovia. The target was the 29B6 “Container” over-the-horizon radar, which is part of Russia's missile defense system.

Consequences of an attack on the “Container” radar in Mordovia

OSINT analysts have released satellite images showing a 200-meter stretch of scorched earth near the antenna of the Russian 29B6 “Container” radar in Mordovia, which was attacked on April 17. < /p>

OSINTtechnical posted this on its X (formerly Twitter) page on Friday, April 19th.

As can be seen at Images taken on the afternoon of April 19 show a large area of ​​scorched earth in the area of ​​the 590th separate radio engineering center of military unit 84680 in Russian Kovylkino (Mordovia).

OSINT analysts noted , that the “Container” is intended to provide “long-range airspace monitoring and ballistic missile detection.”

Details about the defeat of the radar “Container”

• On April 17, things were restless in Mordovia. There, the 590th separate radio engineering unit of military unit 84680 came under attack from drones. The main target was the 29B6 “Container” over-the-horizon radar.
• Subsequently it became known that the power steering was behind the operation.
• This radar has a target detection range of about 3000 kilometers and detection altitude is more than 100 kilometers. The distance from the Ukrainian border to the site of the destruction is about 580 kilometers.