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The 413th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion, together with the 78th Airborne Assault Regiment “Herts,” has targeted a Russian Buk-M3 in the Kursk region with HIMARS.
The 413th Battalion reported this in its Telegram channel.
“KURSK. We are clearing the sky of parasites. Buk M3 SAM,” the 413th Battalion said.
One peculiarity of the Buk-M3 system is that it has two types of launchers: a TELAR equipped with detection and targeting radar and six missiles and a TEL that does not have its own radar but has dual ammunition.
The video shows the launcher launching at an air target while the SAM tries to leave the position but is almost directly hit by a GMLRS rocket.
Unfortunately, the quality of the video does not allow us to determine whether the self-propelled vehicle was hit or destroyed.
It should also be noted that the Buk-M3 is the most modern version of this SAM. It uses missiles with active radar homing, which has significantly increased its effectiveness on the battlefield and performs not only air defense, but also missile defense.
And on August 30, 2024, a photo of another destroyed Buk-M3 in the Kherson region was released.
The photo shows that before the destruction, the Russian installation was in a shelter, but it did not save it, as it was completely burned down and cannot be restored.
