The Armed Forces attacked the Russian RLS "Sky-U": what damage was caused to the occupiers-experts

The Russian command was at high risk when such a valuable radar station capable of theoretically detecting invisible aircraft was placed near the border with Ukraine. In the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation an attacked station of radar "Sky-U" was attacked, which controlled the sky for 700 kilometers deep into Ukraine.

According to the Polish military observer of Maximilian Durah, this indicates that the Russians have been approaching their air defense systems for several weeks to the line of contact of the troops, automatically exposing them to Ukrainian attacks. This is stated in Defense 24.

The author of the publication noted that the destruction of Ukrainian drones-Kamikadze Russian radar 55h6U "Sky-U" can be a surprise, since this station is used faster for early warning systems than direct air defense on the front line. Due to its decent range and VHC tract, it is able to theoretically detect stels, which have a small indicator of the effective scattering surface (EPR).

Thus, the Ukrainian forces deprived the opponent of one of their latest radar stations, which was adopted only in May 2016. "It is a big loss for Russians, but in fact it is more propaganda than operative. Indeed, the battle significance of the radars" Sky-U "should not be exaggerated.

It is due to the fact that they work well as early warning stations (for example, for detection Ballistic missiles), but near the front line and for low -flying goals, they have the same range as other radars, "Dura says. According to him, this radar is not easy in management, it requires three operators, and it takes at least 22 hours for its deployment. Therefore, "sky-y" should not be used where a rapid change of position is required.

Considering these factors, it turns out that the Russians were greatly risked by placing the latest road in the Bryansk region near the borders with Ukraine-according to an official Ukrainian statement, a complex worth $ 100 million was shot down by seven-unmanned aircraft-type. Despite this, the observer is completing, the Russian command has made other risky decisions on the placement of medium and long -range air defense systems than the Ukrainian military.