A new video shared on social networks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shows how they destroyed the Strela-10 9K35 anti-aircraft missile system with a bomb dropped from a drone.

Air defense system 9K35 Strela-10Photo: Kostyantyn Mikhalchevsky / Sputnik / Profimedia

The footage shows the Russian military trying to hide the car in the forest or on the edge of the forest. This tactic seems increasingly ineffective, as even many commercial drones that can be purchased online are equipped with thermal imaging cameras that can be used to better scout the battlefield.

The footage also shows the Arrow short-range defense system being completely destroyed by what appears to be an improvised drone munition, a technique perfected by the Ukrainian military in recent months since the Russian invasion began on February 24 last year.

Another video that surfaced on social media last week showed how Ukrainian forces managed to destroy 3 of the Russian army’s Uragan multiple rocket launchers in one hit, even after Moscow’s military tried to hide them in the woods.

How many 9K35 Strela-10 systems would Russia lose?

Oryx, a website known for documenting casualties suffered by both sides of the war in Ukraine, estimated that Russia had lost 49 Uragan BM-27 systems since the beginning of the invasion, almost a quarter of the number that the Russian armed forces had in active use. service (two hundred). Of the 49 lost launchers, 6 were captured by Ukrainian troops.

As for the Strela-10 9K35 systems, Oryx notes that Russia may have lost 14, although it is unclear how many Russia had before Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, with estimates ranging from 100 to 350.

Out of 14 systems lost by Russia, 4 were captured by Ukrainian troops. However, it should be noted that these estimates are based on publicly available data and photos/videos that appear on social media, and the number is likely to be higher in most cases.

On February 26, the third day of the invasion launched by Putin, a stunning video appeared on social media showing an armored vehicle of the Ukrainian military confronting a Strela vehicle on a street in Kyiv.

The recording was taken from the window by one of the residents of the Ukrainian capital.

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