Strike on Kyiv on September 2: Russia even used a missile against the S-400 air defense system, - Defense Express
Date: 2024-09-03 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
During a combined strike on Kyiv on the morning of September 2, Russian troops used a 48N6DM anti-aircraft missile from the S-400 system in the "surface-to-surface" mode. This was reported by Defense Express with reference to sources.
It is noted that the missile was successfully destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems:
"We provide a photo that simultaneously confirms the fact that the enemy used such a dangerous type of missile weapon during the strike on Kyiv, and the fact that this 48N6DM was shot down by our air defense." The publication noted that the particular danger of using 48N6DM on the S-400 in the "ground-to-ground" mode is that these anti-aircraft missiles have extremely low accuracy, and first of all can threaten civilian infrastructure and ordinary residents.
"Moreover, anti-aircraft missiles of this type have a fairly powerful warhead weighing 180 kilograms, equipped with a significant amount of debris, which enhances the damaging effect when hitting civilian infrastructure," Defense Express noted.
As a result, practice has shown that Kyiv is better protected than the capital of the aggressor country, where Ukrainian kamikaze drones fly, the publication added.
