Ukraine revives Cold War S-200 SAM to strike Russian targets

Ukraine revives Cold War S-200 SAM to strike Russian targets

Ukraine revives Cold War S-200 missiles to strike Russian targets, overcoming technical hurdles. Explore the tech and geopolitics behind this bold defense move.

For the first time, Kiev is showing the deployment of Soviet S-200 missiles in the current war. A video documents shootings on Russian aircraft.

The Ukrainian military has released a new video of a modified S-200 missile, which was previously claimed to have destroyed a Tu-22M3 and two A-50U AWACS aircraft.

Ukraine’s GUR Unveils First Footage of Cold War-Era S-200 Missiles Targeting Russian Forces

Ukraine has released video footage showing the use of the Soviet-era S-200 surface-to-air missile system for the first time since the full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2022.  The footage, posted by the Ministry of Defense’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) on Telegram, shows the system firing missiles from a fixed site on the Black Sea coast. The launch was conducted using a standard stationary 5P72V launcher. Ukraine’s GUR ju…

Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Reactivated S-200 Long-Range Surface-To-Air Missiles In Action

Ukraine has, apparently for the first time, released a video showing its use of the Soviet-era S-200 (SA-5 Gammon) long-range surface-to-air missile, a weapon that was reinstated to service only after the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. Since then, the S-200 has not been seen in official imagery but has been credited by Kviv with the high-profile destruction of an A-50 radar plane and a Tu-22M3 bomber. Ukraine's GUR just revealed …

In recent years, the Ukrainian battlefield has seen, with a bit of exaggeration, practically all the non-nuclear arsenal of the second half of the 20th century, from old dusty tanks to battered FPVs with RPG grenades on the belly. [TWITTER:id='1922179248883671332'||] (See also the longer version including preparation for ...