On November 29, 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reportedly destroyed a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system near Simferopol in Crimea, which is temporarily occupied. This incident was confirmed by the UK Ministry of Defence, whose intelligence reports cited photographs and satellite images as evidence. These images show two destruction craters and debris consistent with the destruction of at least two S-400 self-propelled launchers. The UK Ministry of Defence also provided satellite images indicating five vehicles had been observed in the area, likely conducting examination activities. The explosion, which occurred around 9:00 AM, was significant enough to be felt throughout much of the city of Sevastopol, and resulted in smoke rising into the sky, similar to what occurs during a detonation of rocket fuel.

British intelligence and various sources, including photographs from residents and analysis from the Ukrainian Geoint project, who geolocated the site of the attack from the village of Kurhanne in the Simferopol district, contribute to the understanding of this incident. According to Cyberboroshno’s geolocation data, the site was at a height advantageous for firing. The origins of the event are tied to ongoing military strategies in the

ملخص الأخبار

• تم تأكيد تدمير نظام الصواريخ S-400 بواسطة صور الأقمار الصناعية تظهر حفرتين للانفجار وحطام بالمنطقة.
• التقط السكان المحليون صوراً للحظة الانفجار وتصاعد الدخان مما يشير إلى احتراق وقود الصواريخ.
• البحث بواسطة مشروع Geoint الأوكراني حدد موقع القصف من قرية كورغان في منطقة سيمفيروبول.
• نشرت تقديرات عن خسائر أنظمة S-400، مما يشير إلى عدم ملاءمتها لاعتراض الصواريخ والطائرات الأوكرانية.