Buk-M1 SAM destroyed a Russian airplane without firing a single missile
Hero of Ukraine and commander of the Buk-M1 missile battery told how he managed to destroy a Russian plane without wasting missiles on it.
Here's What We Know
Yaroslav Melnyk is the commander of the Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile battery. He has already destroyed 28 enemy air targets. Among them are 11 combat aircraft of the Russian army, two helicopters and two cruise missiles. The rest of the targets are unmanned aerial vehicles.
Destroyed a hostile aircraft without firing a single missile!
- General Staff of ZSU (@GeneralStaffUA) September 4, 2022
???? Hero of Ukraine Yaroslav Melnik - commander of the Buk M1 missile battery. On the rank of his unit 2️⃣8️⃣ destroyed enemy targets! Of which - 11 combat aircraft of various types, 2 guintokrili, 2 crystalline missiles, 13 UAVs. pic.twitter.com/hzXxCDDhH3
One of the planes managed to be eliminated without launching any missiles. As it turned out, the Russian pilot ejected after the Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system was activated by the radar illumination. As a result, the plane itself crashed.
Source: ArmyInfrom
