Ukraine Takes Out Two More Russian Radars

How do you eat an elephant? One small bite at a time…

News dropped earlier this week: Ukrainian FPV pilots have taken down not one, but two vital Russian radar systems. First, a 9S36M “Viking” radar, the eyes of a Buk‑M3 air-defense battery, got nailed mid-scan. Then, in a separate sortie, INTEL from UA_REG TEAM showed another FPV scoring a direct hit on a Zoopark‑1 artillery-locating radar, right when it was unfolding its dish for deployment.

Every small win is a step in the right direction.

Russia’s defenses, built like Swiss cheese when it comes to artillery positioning and air warnings, just had fresh holes punched in them. Ukraine essentially smashed advanced targeting systems while they were still booting up.

Let’s look at the brains behind Russian targeting strategies: the Zoopark and the Buk radar systems.

Zoopark‑1: The Ghost Hunter of Artillery

Imagine you’re Russian artillery. You fire a shell and expect your target to dance into view. But Ukrainian counter-battery teams are patient, silent, waiting for radar signals bouncing off that shell arc. That’s where 1L219 Zoopark‑1 comes…