A Ukrainian air defence unit operated a Swedish-made RBS 70 portable system on Tuesday (June 27) positioned in Kyiv region to defend against Russian strikes.
Russia has unleashed regular long-distance missile and drone attacks since October, but it seriously increased strikes in May as Ukraine prepared for a counteroffensive this month.
The RBS 70 system is most effective against unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and jets, said the commander of the air defence battery unit, Dmytro, who goes by the call sign Technik.
“These systems have already shot down unmanned aerial vehicles. It is quite effective against those targets,” he said.
The system is part of a multi-layered air defence network that Ukraine is trying to develop with a range of Western systems to thwart Russian air attacks.
The strikes, which regularly kill civilians, look at least in part aimed at depleting air defence stocks so that fewer systems can be used to protect troops trying to advance under Russian air superiority, Kyiv officials say.
In the month of May alone, Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down 149 cruise missiles, 399 drones, seven hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, three ballistic missiles as well as 11 Iskander missiles of two different types.
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