Dramatic footage shows the moment a £6 million sophisticated Russian radar system is destroyed by a Ukrainian kamikaze military drone costing £21,000. The Podlyot radar complex is used for detecting cruise missiles and issuing target guidance for S-300 and S-400 air defence missiles.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next The epic moment a Ukrainian drone costing just £21,000 took out a major Russian radar system has been caught on camera. The Polish-made kamikaze drone flew into and destroyed the spinning dish of the Podlyot radar complex, which can reportedly detect up to 200 targets simultaneously.
Ukrainian intelligence wrote after the attack: ‘Successful fire damage was inflicted on the antenna-feeder installation and the diesel station that fed the complex.’ Ukraine’s defence ministry said the Geese 9 Unit were responsible for taking out the radar complex, adding that it was a new piece of technology that has only been deployed since 2015. The Podlyot system detects targets and sends coordinates to anti-aircraft systems, MailOnline reports.
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