Ukrainian forces hit seven Russian radars and air defense systems during the night of October 20-21.
This is what the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in its daily analysis.
A Russian Telegram user claiming to be an employee of an unspecified branch of Russian special services claimed on November 2 that Ukrainian forces had carried out an ATACMS strike on a Russian S-300/400 air defense system near the occupied city Mospina (southeast of the city of Donetsk) and that their sources are still determining the damage to the system.
The Telegram user claims that Ukrainian forces have targeted six ATACMS missiles at air defense systems and that Russian forces have shot down three of the missiles.
On October 31, the Telegram user claimed that on October 23, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian radar station "Podlet" with a drone. off occupied Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea, and that Russian forces have not yet evacuated the damaged station for repairs.
On October 31st, a Ukrainian unit released footage allegedly showing a successful Ukrainian strike on a Russian Buk air defense system. in an unspecified frontline area, and the footage shows secondary detonations corresponding to a successful strike on such a system.
The Ukrainian General Staff announced on October 25 that during the night of October 24-25, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system. and destroyed the radar system of another air defense system "Buk-M2" in the occupied Luhansk region and another air defense installation in southern Ukraine.
ISW has previously noted signs that Russia is having difficulty sourcing microelectronic components needed to manufacture sophisticated weapons and air defense systems due to Western sanctions, and Russia may not be able to manufacture or repair a sufficient number of air defense systems to maintain the current density of Russian air defense coverage over occupied Ukraine if Ukraine destroys a significant number of Russian systems.
Further deterioration of Russian air defenses, particularly over occupied Ukraine, could affect how close to the front line Russian pilots are willing to operate and could limit Russia's ability to effectively use floating bombs both against frontline areas, as well as against the Ukrainian cities located far from the front.
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