The ministry’s figures, based on information published by the General Staff, listed more than 30 air defence, radar and electronic warfare assets struck. They also included more than 20 sites linked to drone storage, preparation, production and deployment.
The attacks formed part of Ukraine’s “middle strike” campaign against Russia’s operational rear. The ministry said the aim was to disrupt command systems, weaken air defences and make it harder to supply frontline forces.
Air defence systems targeted
Alongside the S-400 launchers and the system’s 92N6 multifunction radar, the ministry reported a strike on a Buk-M3 system in the Zaporizhzhia region. Pantsir-S1 and Pantsir-S2 air defence systems were also hit.
The radar targets included Nebo-U, Nebo-SV, Podlyot, Kasta and P-18 stations. Electronic warfare and reconnaissance equipment struck included a mobile Krasukha-4 station and Grenader automated technical reconnaissance posts.
Drone infrastructure under attack
Ukrainian forces repeatedly struck facilities near Donetsk used to store, prepare and launch Geran and Gerbera attack drones. Similar sites were hit elsewhere in occupied Ukrainian territory and Russia, according to the ministry.
The campaign also targeted drone command posts, ground communications relays and other control infrastructure. The ministry said these attacks were intended to reduce Russia’s ability to launch drones against Ukraine.
In Petropavlivka, in the Luhansk region, Ukrainian forces hit a drone operator training centre used by the Akhmat unit. A drone production site in Sievierodonetsk and an Orion drone ground control station near Saky airfield in occupied Crimea were also struck.
Logistics, aircraft and naval vessels
The logistics sites included ammunition depots, fuel storage facilities, repair bases and locations holding weapons and military equipment. The ministry reported more than 50 hits on such facilities across occupied Ukrainian territory and Russian border regions.
Near Vladyslavivka in occupied Crimea, Ukrainian forces struck a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal. The ministry said Russian troops used the bridge for military logistics.
A Su-24 aircraft was hit at Saky airfield, according to the account. The ministry also said the destruction of a Russian MiG-29 aircraft and a Ka-27 helicopter was confirmed during September.
In Sevastopol, the reported targets included a BK-16 landing craft and a Project 12150 Mangust high-speed patrol boat. Ukrainian forces also struck a machine-building plant in Snizhne that the ministry said produced military goods for Russia’s defence industry.
The September operations followed reported August strikes on six bridges and more than 20 warehouses. More than 30 Russian command posts were also hit in August, the ministry said.
Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (press release).
