The world stepped closer to World War Three this week after Ukraine destroyed Russia’s radar site, part of the country’s strategic defense against nuclear weapons.
The Armavir radar station, which covers parts of Crimea, was struck by Ukraine’s use of an American Army Tactical Missile system, Defense Express reported.
The radar stations near Armavir, Russia’s early warning systems for missiles and planes in Southern Russia, was struck by Ukrainian UAVs and got visibly damaged.
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 24, 2024
Coordinates:
44°55'32"N 40°59'02"E
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The radar attack was the first time Ukraine had whacked Russia’s strategic defense, the outlet noted.
The brazen military attack would mean that one of Russia’s nuclear red lines has been crossed, and retaliation could be unprecedented.
Why would the Ukrainians attack a Russian early warning radar station?
— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) May 25, 2024
On May 24, 2024, the Ukrainian SBU conducted a long-rage OWUAV strike on the “Veronezh-DM” Early Warning Radar Station in #Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, at geolocation 44.925287, 40.983854. Both of the… pic.twitter.com/tiEIrPgYUW
The Armavir site allows Russia to defend itself against a potential ballistic missile attack, which is now non-functioning.
“The conditions specifying the possibility of nuclear weapons use by the Russian Federation” include any “attack by [an] adversary against critical governmental or military sites of the Russian Federation, disruption of which would undermine nuclear forces response actions,” Russia’s Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence state said in a 2020 statement.
🇷🇺🇺🇦☢️On the prospects of a Ukrainian attack on Russia's nuclear infrastructure
— Rybar Force (@rybar_force) May 25, 2024
Let's join the discussion that has unfolded online regarding a possible Ukrainian attack on the radar station that is part of the missile attack warning system near Armavir.
🔻If the attack attempt…
On April 17, Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian 29B6 Container over-the-horizon radar located near Kovylkino in Republic of Mordovia, around 600km from the border with Ukraine, sources in HUR MO told Ukrainska Pravda.
— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) April 17, 2024
The 29B6 Container radar situated in Mordovia is also… pic.twitter.com/yrGvLO6xeQ
The Western Journal reported: The War Zone noted that the attack followed Tuesday’s tactical nuclear drills conducted by Russia in its Southern Military District, which borders Ukraine.
According to Newsweek, in April, Ukraine struck another radar facility at which Russia based a 29B6 “Container” over-the-horizon radar.
That radar system is also part of Russia’s early warning system.
The extent of the damage in the April attack was unclear, but had radar been put out of commission, it, like the more recent attack, could meet Russian conditions for nuclear war.
