Armed Forces of Ukraine use rare S-300V1 anti-aircraft missile systems at the front

Military analyst @UAWeapons said that Ukrainian defenders are using rare systems at the front

air defense. We are talking about the 9A83-1 S-300V1 launcher. One of these systems was noticed in the Lugansk region.

For those who are not in the know

S-300V is a series of universal, multi-channelanti-aircraft missile systems for air defense/anti-missile defense of the front-line ground forces. The installation was developed within the framework of the S-300 unified air defense system since 1969 to replace the 2K11 Krug air defense system in the ground forces. The S-300V entered service in 1988. The S-300V is designed for the defense of important military installations, troop groups and administrative and industrial centers from attacks of all types of aircraft and helicopters, cruise missiles, other aerodynamic air attack weapons, aeroballistic and ballistic missiles for operational-tactical purposes.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in Ukrainetwo military units were based, armed with the S-300B1 complexes. In 2012, the units were disbanded and the complexes were sent for storage. Since the start of the war in 2014, the installations have been reactivated. As for the range of the S-300V1, it depends on the type of projectile. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are likely to use projectiles that can hit targets at a distance of up to 100 km.

Source: @UAWeapons