AFU destroyed new Russian S-500 air defence system

https://news.online.ua/en/afu-destroyed-russian-s-500-system-in-occupied-crimea-881038/

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golli@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is that the one they recently moved from Moscow to Crimera? First article I found on the topic

If so that didn't take long and is pretty embarrassing.

perviouslyiner@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Brief video description, including some predictions that might have been prescient.

sunzu@kbin.run · 17 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Look at Ukraine doing the thing after silly limitations were lifted!

Jaysyn@kbin.earth · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Crimea was off limits?

sunzu@kbin.run · 9 pts · 2y

Many weapons had restrictions on use within Russia. Not Crimea...

But this is part of the large campaign that lifting of restrictions kicked off.

Jaysyn@kbin.earth · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That won't be replaced any time soon.

Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com · 5 pts · 2y

They had only one "500" so yeah, nah 😋

Lorindol@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 2y

According to Wikipedia, one S-500 system has a ~ $2.5 billion price tag and it still is unable to protect itself ;)

Destroying one with nearly any ordnance available will give you the best bang for a buck one can possibly get. The murderous thieves may find it very hard to replace these with the sanctions up, which is nice.