{"id":22746,"date":"2023-09-16T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=22746"},"modified":"2023-09-16T20:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T20:39:53","slug":"ukraines-second-strike-on-s-400-in-crimea-exposes-weakness-in-the-highly-priced-russian-air-defense-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ukraines-second-strike-on-s-400-in-crimea-exposes-weakness-in-the-highly-priced-russian-air-defense-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s Second Strike on S-400 in Crimea Exposes Weakness in the Highly Priced Russian Air-Defense System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-test-locator=\"headline\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22747\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea-696x481.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-Crimea-607x420.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 data-test-locator=\"headline\">A video captures the moment an S-400 exploded in Crimea.<span class=\"copyright\">Screengrab\/Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-test-locator=\"headline\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Ukraine&#8217;s attack on a Russian air-defense system may point to &#8216;systemic tactical failures&#8217; with Russia&#8217;s air defenses in Crimea, experts say<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"caas-attr-item-author\"><em><strong><span class=\"caas-author-byline-collapse\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-id=\"m-0\">Mia Jankowicz<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"caas-attr-time-style\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><time class=\"\" datetime=\"2023-09-15T11:26:29.000Z\">Fri, September 15, 2023 at 4:26 p.m<\/time><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ukraine has recently taken out two of Russia&#8217;s prized S-400 air-defense systems in Crimea.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A US think tank said Thursday this may indicate &#8220;tactical failures&#8221; in the system.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ukraine has hinted that further strikes, using its modified Neptune cruise missiles, are on the way.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using a combination of Neptune cruise missiles and drones, <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-destroyed-russian-air-defense-system-with-cruise-missiles-report-2023-9?IR=T&amp;r=US&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ukrainian forces took out an advanced S-400 &quot;Triumf&quot; air-defense system;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\">Ukrainian forces took out an advanced S-400 &#8220;Triumf&#8221; air-defense system<\/a> in Yevpatoriya, on Crimea&#8217;s western coast, <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-66805897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:a\u00a0Ukrainian intelligence source told the BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"7\" data-v9y=\"1\">a\u00a0Ukrainian intelligence source told the BBC<\/a>. The air-defense system is worth in excess of $500 million.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s the second strike on an S-400 in Crimea in a matter of weeks, after another of the highly-prized air defense systems was <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/video-ukraine-destroys-russian-s-400-rare-loss-prized-weapon-2023-8?IR=T&amp;r=US&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:struck with a Neptune missile near Olenivka, Crimea;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"8\" data-v9y=\"1\">struck with a Neptune missile near Olenivka, Crimea<\/a>, on August 23 \u2014 a moment that was captured spectacularly on video.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22748\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ukrain-russia-s400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ukrain-russia-s400.jpg 650w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ukrain-russia-s400-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">US-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War said the latest attack may signal Russia&#8217;s air defenses in Crimea have &#8220;systemic tactical failures,&#8221; <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-14-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:it wrote on Thursday;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"9\" data-v9y=\"1\">it wrote on Thursday<\/a>.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The most recent strike &#8220;suggests that Russian forces were unprepared to intercept missiles with the system or were unable to do so,&#8221; the think tank said.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this instance, Ukrainian drones first took out the antennae and radar of the S-400 system, before two\u00a0Neptune cruise missiles were sent to destroy the rest, <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/rus\/news\/2023\/09\/14\/7419745\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:a Ukrainian intelligence official told Ukrainska Pravda;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"10\" data-v9y=\"1\">a Ukrainian intelligence official told Ukrainska Pravda<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The official also suggested that further such attacks were coming, per the newspaper.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In April, <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleksiyDanilov\/status\/1646813816062111744?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ukrainian defense secretary Oleksiy Danilov hinted;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"11\" data-v9y=\"1\">Ukrainian defense secretary Oleksiy Danilov hinted<\/a> that Ukraine sees Crimea as a testing ground for new weapons.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since then, Ukrainian officials have said that the R-360 Neptune missile, normally an anti-ship weapon, has been <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-russia-war-anti-ship-missiles-long-range-weapon-2023-9?IR=T&amp;r=US&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:reconfigured to strike targets on land;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-v9y=\"1\">reconfigured to strike targets on land<\/a>, handing Ukraine a broader long-range strike capability.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22749\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/S-400-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The attacks are likely a blow to Russia&#8217;s pride, coming in the wake of <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-many-russia-planes-blown-up-in-base-exposes-gaps-defenses-2023-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:a wave of drone attacks on the country itself;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"14\" data-v9y=\"1\">a wave of drone attacks on the country itself<\/a>, including on several air bases.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The UK&#8217;s Ministry of Defence said that those attacks also expose weaknesses in Russia&#8217;s air defenses and have <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-russia-rethinking-air-defense-amid-drone-attacks-uk-intel-says-2023-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:likely prompted a reorganization around air bases;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"15\" data-v9y=\"1\">likely prompted a reorganization around air bases<\/a>.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The S-400 system was created as an upgrade to Russia&#8217;s earlier S-300, the country&#8217;s answer to the US Patriot air defense system.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It initially rattled the Pentagon, which warned Turkey off purchasing it under the Trump administration, <a class=\"link \" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/12\/world\/russia-turkey-missile-explain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:as the New York Times reported in 2017;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-rapid_p=\"16\" data-v9y=\"1\">as the New York Times reported in 2017<\/a>.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At that time, defense analyst Michael Kofman said the Russian system was &#8220;quite capable and at the same time it&#8217;s terribly overhyped,&#8221; the Times reported.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Courtesy : Business Insider<\/strong><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xk5us46D1s\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/russia-corrupted-some-member-states-of-european-union-that-stopped-ukraines-membership-of-eu-dmytro-kuleba\/\">Russia Corrupted Some Member States of European Union that Stopped Ukraine&#8217;s Membership of EU : Dmytro Kuleba<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Russia Corrupted Some Member States of European Union that Stopped Ukraine&#8217;s Membership of EU : Dmytro Kuleba&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/russia-corrupted-some-member-states-of-european-union-that-stopped-ukraines-membership-of-eu-dmytro-kuleba\/embed\/#?secret=JQVKK0vAqu#?secret=xk5us46D1s\" data-secret=\"xk5us46D1s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video captures the moment an S-400 exploded in Crimea.Screengrab\/Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Ukraine&#8217;s attack on a Russian air-defense system may point to &#8216;systemic tactical failures&#8217; 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