Ukrainian UAVs have smoother path over Russia after destruction of Nebo-M radar – Ukrainian officer

He shared his opinions with Espreso TV.

"One less radar means it’s now easier for Ukrainian UAVs to fly over Russia. The Nebo-M is quite a unique system – a radar with a wide range. The Ukrainian forces took out one of the ten left in Russia, and that’s a big deal. Even with those remaining stations, they don’t have enough. What we’re seeing now is a totally porous Russian air defense system, while our UAVs can freely fly to Moscow and beyond, hitting key targets for the Russians," Varchenko said.

He added that these radars are designed to detect incoming aerial threats to Russia early.

"How many they’ve lost so far isn’t entirely clear. But we know Russia doesn’t have many left. They’re scattered across Russian territory. So, by knocking out another one, 10% of their front-line coverage is gone, giving Ukrainian air systems even more freedom to locate and destroy enemy positions. And every hit like this improves our ability to find and strike such targets with precision. It’s possible that more will follow," the officer stated.

• On October 3, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that Ukrainian missile units had successfully destroyed a Russian Nebo-M radar using ATACAMS ballistic missiles.