Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy $1.2 billion Triumph air defense system in Crimea using drones and Neptune cruise missiles
On the night of September 14, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Navy conducted another special operation in the occupied Crimea.
What is known
The information was shared by our colleagues from Ukrainska Pravda, citing their source. During the operation near Yevpatoriya, a Russian S300/400 Triumph air defense system was destroyed. Its value is $1.2 billion.
According to UP’s sources, the SBU and Navy’s military counterintelligence “canceled” the Russian Triumph air defense system worth 1.2 billion. USD.
video from open sources pic.twitter.com/KXl4PqPkWD– Ukrainian Pravda ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) September 14, 2023
First, the SBU used drones to hit the “eyes” of the complex – radars and antennas – and then the Navy came into play. They used two Neptune cruise missiles to strike the missile launchers.