Ihor Klimenko, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, said on Saturday that the soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile complex of Russia. He added that the cost of such equipment reaches 10 million dollars.
“The system was destroyed by drone operators of the 27th Pechersk National Guard,” Ihor Klimenko said in a message on Telegram on Saturday. “The weapon that the Russians hid in the forest was discovered during a reconnaissance flight in one of the hottest areas of the front,” added the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Buk-M1. Image courtesy of mil.ru
“An accurate strike completely destroyed the enemy's equipment. The cost of such a complex reaches 10 million dollars,” Klimenko said.
Downing of a Malaysian Boeing
In July 2014, a Buk-M1 missile hit the Malaysian Boeing flight MH17. The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and landed over the territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass. 298 people died on the plane.
According to the conclusion of the Dutch investigators, the Buk-M1 missile system, from which one of the missiles was fired, came from Russia.
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