Tên lửa S-300 Nga khai hỏa, chặn đòn tập kích từ "hỏa thần" HIMARS Ukraine

The Russian military announced that it had successfully prevented a large-scale raid from Ukraine
In a statement released on May 12, Mr. Oleksandr Gordeyev, spokesman for the Russian military, announced that the country's air defense force had stopped a large-scale missile attack from multiple rocket launchers. HIMARS is aided by the US to Ukraine.

According to Mr. Gordeyev, after detecting signs of HIMARS missiles, Russia's S-300 air defense complexes were ordered to fire to intercept the target. All missiles launched from HIMARS rocket artillery were destroyed.

Mr. Gordeyev also revealed that the Russian army destroyed many Ukrainian artillery and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) complexes after precision raids in the past day. In the Velyka Novoselka area, a temporary concentration point of the Ukrainian army was also destroyed.
HIMARS is a highly mobile rocket artillery complex provided by the US to Ukraine. This complex has a range of about 80km for conventional artillery shells and can be up to 300km for tactical missiles. After the US transferred HIMARS, the Ukrainian army continuously organized attacks against Russia's important supply routes and military targets, causing heavy losses to Russian forces in Ukraine.

Because of the powerful power of HIMARS, the Russian army has established a dense network of agents with the task of finding and destroying these rocket artillery. Regarding the S-300 missile complex, this is one of the powerful and popular air defense weapons of the Russian army. Developed during the Soviet Union and first deployed in 1979, the S-300 is designed for air defense of large industrial and administrative facilities, military bases and airspace control. against enemy attack aircraft.

The S-300 system also has many improved versions equipped with more modern guided missiles and radars, enhancing the ability to deal with electronic warfare measures as well as low-altitude aircraft of the United States. enemy. In Ukraine, the Russian military also increased the use of S-300 missiles equipped with guidance equipment to attack Kiev's ground targets. This is considered Moscow's temporary solution in the context that the country's cruise missile inventory has been depleted after more than a year of fighting.

Raids by Russian S-300 missiles, although not highly accurate, still caused serious damage to people and property to the Ukrainian side.