Russians make a big mistake and destroy their own air defense system
The incident occurred in the Kursk region of western Russia. On January 10, several Telegram channels, including “Povernutye na Voynie”, publicized the error, with supporting images.
As reported by the online military magazine Defence Blog, a Russian drone shot down what was initially presented as a “Western-made radar system”, but was later identified as a North Korean-made surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in service in Russia.
Military analysts believe that the device was misidentified by the drone operator who fired it. On X (formerly Twitter), OSINT analyst Osinttechnical said: “This friendly fire incident appears to be the first appearance of a North Korean Tor-type towed SAM system in Russian service, first seen in Pyongyang during the WPK 75th anniversary parade in 2020.”
(MH with Manon Pierre - Source: L'Indépendant - Illustration: Unsplash)