A "hot" month in Crimea: Ukrainian Forces crushed $440 million in Russian weapons and equipment
Despite the cold weather, January in annexed Crimea turned out to be a truly "hot" month. Ukrainian defense forces launched a series of strikes against Russian military and infrastructure facilities on the Crimean peninsula. Krym.Realii compiled all the information and determined the cost of the damaged military equipment. On New Year's Day, Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Madyar" Brody, reported on his Telegram channel the destruction of enemy military equipment in Crimea. "The KASTA-2E2 radar is used for airspace monitoring, determining the coordinates and recognizing aerial targets, and managing air traffic. The radar station at Gvardeyskoye Airfield is a radar station at the Gvardeyskoye combat airfield and a positioning area for the deployment, preparation for launch of the Iskander-M tactical missile system, and the launch of Shahed UAVs," Brody wrote. The following day, January 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces announced they had destroyed a radar station in Crimea. "A radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea, which was providing airspace surveillance, was destroyed," the SBS statement read. A video published by SBS shows the destruction of an air traffic control radar at the Gvardeyskoye airfield.
"The Kasta-2E2 radar station—the name given in Robert Brody's report may be incorrect. Radars of this type are only exported and are not used by the Russian Armed Forces, as they have inferior performance. The Russian army is armed with the Kasta-2-2," a Crimean military expert, a former Ukrainian officer, and a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces reserve, told Krym.Realii on condition of anonymity. The 39N6 Kasta 2-2 radar is used at the divisional air defense level of the ground forces – at the command posts of division air defense commanders and at the command posts of Tor anti-aircraft missile regiments. Its primary mission is the timely detection of low-flying aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and UAVs. The price of the Kasta 2-2, depending on the configuration, starts at $60 million. Ukrainian hackers delivered another New Year's "gift." The attack knocked out internet access for "a significant portion of SimStar subscribers," the company's press service reported. On the morning of January 2, the company commented on the current situation. "The consequences were extremely serious. Restoring such infrastructure is a highly complex process, both technically and physically. All employees of our group of companies and external specialists are involved in the work. Such impacts leave their mark on any provider," SimStar noted in a statement . Robert "Madyar" Brody, Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, reported a strike on an ammunition depot near the village of Mezhhirya in Crimea. The attack took place between January 2 and 7; the exact date was not specified. The Crimean Wind monitoring group identified the location of the
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"The Kasta-2E2 radar station—the name given in Robert Brody's report may be incorrect. Radars of this type are only exported and are not used by the Russian Armed Forces, as they have inferior performance. The Russian army is armed with the Kasta-2-2," a Crimean military expert, a former Ukrainian officer, and a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces reserve, told Krym.Realii on condition of anonymity. The 39N6 Kasta 2-2 radar is used at the divisional air defense level of the ground forces – at the command posts of division air defense commanders and at the command posts of Tor anti-aircraft missile regiments. Its primary mission is the timely detection of low-flying aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and UAVs. The price of the Kasta 2-2, depending on the configuration, starts at $60 million. Ukrainian hackers delivered another New Year's "gift." The attack knocked out internet access for "a significant portion of SimStar subscribers," the company's press service reported. On the morning of January 2, the company commented on the current situation. "The consequences were extremely serious. Restoring such infrastructure is a highly complex process, both technically and physically. All employees of our group of companies and external specialists are involved in the work. Such impacts leave their mark on any provider," SimStar noted in a statement . Robert "Madyar" Brody, Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, reported a strike on an ammunition depot near the village of Mezhhirya in Crimea. The attack took place between January 2 and 7; the exact date was not specified. The Crimean Wind monitoring group identified the location of the
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