Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Osa air defence system designed to down drones – video
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:23:34 +0200
Operators of the 413th Battalion Raid have used a drone to destroy a Russian Osa air defence system.
Source Ukraines Unmanned Systems Forces on Telegram Details Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian air defence system designed to intercept aerial targets, including drones.
For reference The Osa 9K33/SA8 Gecko is a mobile shortrange air defence system designed to protect Russian military units and strategic sites from air attacks, cruise missiles, and drones.
Background On 31 December 2024, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine DIU announced that its military had destroyed an aerial target using a Magura V5 maritime drone for the first time in the world.
On 22 January, DIU soldiers destroyed Russian satellite equipment in Russias Kursk Oblast.
Intelligence officers from DIUs Active Operations Department discovered and destroyed a Russian 1L122 Garmon radar station, killing the soldiers who serviced and transported it in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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