Ukraine Hits RSP-6M2 Radar in Occupied Crimea

Ukraine struck a Russian RSP-6M2 radar system at the Kirovskoye Airfield in occupied Crimea in the early hours of Saturday.

Local Telegram channels initially reported multiple explosions, with Ukraine’s General Staff later confirming the attack in its morning update.

The RSP-6M2 radar system is “designed to regulate aircraft traffic in the control area of an airfield and to enable approach to the runway of the airfield up to a minimum altitude of 150 to 200 m [492 to 656 feet] in poor visibility conditions,” according to Radar-Tutorial.eu.

Crimean Wind, a monitoring group in occupied Crimea, reported at 4 a.m. that three explosions were heard between 2:22 and 3:27 a.m. in Feodosia, a city on the Black Sea Coast.

“The RSP-6M2 radar landing system was destroyed at Kirovskoye Airfield, according to the Crimean Wind monitoring group. Our subscribers reported… Feodosia is 19 kilometers [12 miles] from Kirovskoye Airfield,” the update says.

At 8:30 a.m., Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack.

“In order to reduce the enemy’s offensive capabilities, the RSP-6M2 radar system was recently hit in the Krasnosilske area, which is in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukrainian Crimea,” the update says.

“The RSP-6M2 is designed to regulate aircraft movement, in particular for their precise approach to landing in conditions of poor visibility.”

Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014 and remains a key hub for Moscow’s air, naval and missile operations against Ukraine. The peninsula hosts airfields, radar sites, electronic warfare units and supply routes that Russia relies on to maintain its campaign.

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Between late November and early December, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) also said it struck eight targets in occupied Crimea, which included a Su-24 fighter-bomber, a domed radar antenna, a Kasta-2E2 (39N6E) Flatface-E target acquisition radar, a Kronshtadt Orion drone, two Podlet K1 (48Ya6-K1) mobile phased-array low-altitude tracking radars linked to S-300 and S-400 air-defense systems, a military cargo train, and a Ural 6×6 logistics truck.