Ukrainian HIMARS Knocks out Russian S-400 Missile System: Reports

Ukraine’s military knocked out a Russian S-400 battery, destroying its key vehicles with a HIMARS strike.

Pictures of the destroyed missile system were shared by the military on social media. They showed 5P85SM2-1 TEL and 92N6A radars in bad shape. The destruction of one KamAZ truck and the death of some personnel is also reported.

Militarnyi reported cited Russian system operators that an “accurate HIMARS MRL fire carried out the strike.”

92N6Е is a multi-function 3-D active electronically scanned array radar station. It has the ability to detect up to 100 targets and accurately track up to six targets at a distance of up to 400km and an altitude of up to 30km.

The 92N6Е radar is tied to the work of the entire battery, which includes three to six launchers. It performs a search for air targets, their tracking, IFF, and subsequent lock-on and targeting of an anti-aircraft missile to the target.

The destruction of the 92N6Е is a key episode, as it incapacitates the entire battery.

Also, as a result of the strike, the 5P85SM2-1 TEL on the MZKT-543M truck chassis was destroyed.

The vehicle carries four transport and firing boxes with anti-aircraft missiles, the control and launch of which is performed automatically by command from the command post vehicle.

It should be noted that the vehicle was in a non-ready state with launch containers folded into the transport position. The same applies to the 92N6A radar, which was hit with a folded radar. The system was presumably “intercepted” during deployment at the firing position.