During the night of March 24, operators of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) tracked a convoy of Bastion-M coastal missile systems in Crimea as it moved toward firing positions. Precision strikes were carried out, destroying one launcher along with two high-value Zircon missiles. Another Bastion system was damaged in the attack. The operation targeted assets capable of launching long-range anti-ship and land-attack missiles.
Operators of Ukraine’s 422nd Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment “LUFTWAFFE” detected and struck a Russian 35N6 Kasta radar station. According to released information, the system sustained critical damage and is likely beyond repair.
The Kasta radar is designed for airspace surveillance, target coordinate detection, and identification of aerial threats. It is capable of operating under heavy electronic interference and can detect targets at ranges of up to 150 kilometers.
Border guard aerial reconnaissance operators of the “STRIX” unit destroyed a rare Russian Skat-450M UAV on the South Slobozhanskyi direction. The drone is used for deep reconnaissance and is valued at around $400,000. Its loss reduces the enemy’s ability to conduct long-range surveillance and improves protection of Ukrainian positions.
Fighters of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade “Predators of Heights” shot down a Russian Kamov Ka-52 using an FPV drone on the Pokrovsk direction. This marks the third confirmed case of a drone destroying a manned aircraft mid-air. Footage shows the helicopter crashing and burning out in a field.
Archive footage shows спецпризначенців of the HUR MOU unit “Artan” withdrawing from a combat zone. The M113 armored personnel carrier carrying the group was hit multiple times by enemy FPV drones but remained operational and evacuated personnel from the fire zone.
Units of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conducted a series of precision strikes targeting Russian military assets. Four radar systems were destroyed in occupied Crimea, including the 5N84A “Oborona-14”, the Nebo-U radar, and two radar stations located inside a radar dome in Yevpatoria. A command post element of a Russian marine brigade was also struck in occupied Zachativka in the Donetsk region. The destruction of these radar systems significantly weakens Russia’s ability to detect and engage aerial targets.
HUR drones struck the 98L6 “Yenisey” radar of the S-500 air defense system in occupied Crimea. Additional targets hit include a Ka-27 helicopter, a patrol ship, a fire-fighting vessel, a tugboat, a boat, and a Forpost UAV.
