Lazar’s Group Destroys S-300V Air Defense System Launcher in Zaporizhia Region

The service members of the Lazar Separate Special Forces Detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed a Russian S-300V air defense system launcher in the Zaporizhia region.

Journalist Yurii Butusov reported the strike and published a video.

The destruction took place in the Russian-occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region.

“The members of the Lazar Detachment of the 27th Pechersk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia sector destroyed an S-300V launcher worth $40 million. A spectacular detonation of the ammunition and a complete burn-out — all in one. Brilliant work!” Butusov wrote on Telegram.

The video shows Ukrainian drone operators detecting and striking the self-propelled launcher, which carried two transport-launch containers on a highway.

The S-300V launcher had been covering Russian forces and facilities in the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region from Ukrainian air and missile strikes.

After the hit, the launcher’s anti-aircraft missiles detonated, causing a powerful explosion and fire that destroyed the system. The fate of the Russian crew is unknown.