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Ukraine’s drone forces burn through $131 million worth of Russian air defenses in one week

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Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said their operators struck several high-value Russian air defense assets over the past week, including advanced missile systems and radar stations collectively worth more than $131 million. According to the command of the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine on May 11, the strikes successfully targeted a Buk-M3, a Tor-M2, a 2S6 Tunguska, and a Kasta-2E2 radar station. “These are part of the systematic exhaustion of the enemy’s capabilities, where every precise strike reduces its combat potential and limits its ability to wage war,” the Ukrainian command stated. The destruction of systems such as the Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 represents a significant operational setback for Russian forces, as both are key elements of Moscow’s layered air defense architecture used extensively to counter Ukrainian drones, aircraft, and cruise missiles. The Buk-M3, introduced into Russian service in 2016, is capable of engaging aerial targets at ranges of up to 70 kilometers and altitudes reaching 35,000 meters. Open-source estimates place the cost of a single launcher between $40 million and $50 million. The Tor-M2, meanwhile, is specifically designed to intercept low-flying threats, including UAVs and cruise missiles, making it one of the primary systems deployed to shield Russian positions from Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukraine’s drone operators also struck a Tunguska self-propelled anti-aircraft system. The hybrid platform combines rapid-fire 30 mm cannons with surface-to-air missiles, allowing it to engage aircraft, helicopters, and drones while moving with armored formations. The Kasta-2E2 radar targeted during the operation is used for low-altitude airspace surveillance and detection of aerial threats flying close to the terrain, including drones and cruise missiles. Russia and Ukraine are increasingly launching strikes not only against drones in the air, but also against the factories, warehouses, and plants where they are produced. Both sides are moving from a "reactive" approach to countering drones to a strategy of destroying industrial infrastructure before drones even reach the battlefield, Forbes writes. Drones have become a key component of modern warfare, but electronic warfare and air defense systems cannot completely stop attacks. As a result, both Kyiv and Moscow are increasingly attempting to strike drone factories, as well as those producing electronics and navigation systems for them. One of the most high-profile attacks was the April 19, 2026, strike on the Atlant Aero plant in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast. According to sources, Ukrainian forces used Neptune cruise missiles. The plant produced Molniya strike and reconnaissance drones and components for the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle. Satellite images after the attack showed significant damage to production buildings and logistics areas. The facility was subsequently hit several more times. In addition, Ukraine attacked: BARS-Sarmat center in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region; the Progress plant in the Tambov region, which produces electronics for Russian UAVs; the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, where Shahed-type drones are assembled. Also on May 5, Ukrainian missiles and drones struck the VNIIR-Progress plant in Chuvashia. The plant produced Kometa navigation modules, which are used in Shahed missiles and guided aerial bombs to counteract GPS interference.

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