Ukraine destroyed a prized $1.2B Russian air-defense system with cruise missiles, reports say

Last week, Ukraine said it was able to attack Russian soldiers after they attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian flag that was attached to helium balloons and flew into occupied territory.

Fish in a barrel I see.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Ukraine used drones and missiles to take down an advanced Russian air-defense system worth $1.2 billion early on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

The advanced S-400 "Triumf" air-defense system was destroyed in a joint operation by Kyiv's security service (SBU) and navy, the BBC and Reuters reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources.

The attack off the coast of Yevpatoriya was orchestrated through the use of aerial drones and Neptune domestic missiles, per Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian official writing on Telegram.

Russia has not yet commented on the supposed damage, though it did say that its air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones overnight over the peninsula, Reuters reported.

As Insider's Jake Epstein previously reported, Russia has managed to keep its valuable S-400s out of harm's way for the most part, despite losing an overwhelming amount of military equipment throughout the conflict.

Last week, Ukraine said it was able to attack Russian soldiers after they attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian flag that was attached to helium balloons and flew into occupied territory.

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I assume that's the price Turkey paid for them when they bought a few from Russia - just NATO things - but I suspect that's inflated.

Still very expensive though.