The report cited Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, who said the S-400 complex fired six missiles before getting damaged. Satellite images taken after the strike showed at least one launcher was destroyed, Brovdi said.
On Aug. 7, Ukrainian forces disabled a nearby electronic-warfare station known as Volna Kupol Garant, which had been jamming Starlink satellite communications within a roughly 20-kilometer radius around the residence, the report said. Military analyst Yan Matveev told The Moscow Times that knocking out the large, easily recognizable station opened the way for the attack on the S-400; the station had been effective against drones.
“Now Putin’s palace is left without protection,” Matveev added.