Painful loss for Russia. Worth billions S‑400 Triumph ceased to exist

The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) carried out a successful attack on the Russian anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system S-400 Triumph in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. The operation, which took place on Tuesday night into Wednesday, was carried out using drones. According to information provided by the Ukrainska Pravda portal, which referred to SBU sources, the value of the destroyed weaponry is around 1.2 billion dollars.

This is the second time within the last month that the Ukrainian security forces have successfully attacked the S-400 Triumph system. In September, a similar target was hit in the territory of Crimea, which is currently occupied by Russia - the service reminded.

The interlocutors of the Ukrainska Pravda portal from SBU commented on these events with irony. "After such a triumphal hit, the Russians should consider changing the name of these missile complexes," they said.

On September 14th, the SBU, in cooperation with the Ukrainian navy, launched an attack on the S-400 Triumf system located near Eupatoria in Crimea. As the Ukrainian service reported at the time, enemy installations were destroyed using Neptun anti-ship missiles and drones. Earlier, on August 23rd, the Ukrainians aimed at the Russian S-400 located in the town of Olenivka on Crimea's western coast.

Positions of S-400 anti-aircraft and missile defense systems, which were deployed near Yevpatoria and hit by Ukrainian forces, were revealed over a year ago by tourists from Russia. Photos of the armament were taken and then published on the internet - Radio Svoboda reported in mid-September.

The S-400 Triumf is a Russian fourth-generation ground-to-air missile system, developed by the Almaz-Antey Central Design Bureau. Its roots date back to the late 1980s, but it was not put into service until 2007. The system was designed to destroy airborne targets. It is able to intercept aircraft and helicopters, as well as smaller drones and ballistic missiles. Depending on the missile used, the operational range of the launcher varies from 25 miles (9M96 weighing about 770 lbs) to as much as 235 miles (40N6E weighing about 4000 lbs).