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Ukrainian fighters destroyed the Buk-M1, that was being prepared to launch missiles. Video

The Ukrainian military continues to successfully eliminate enemy equipment. The Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a video of the destruction of a Russian Buk-M1 missile system in one of the hottest directions - it was preparing to launch missiles.

This is reported by the Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page.

The published video shows how the operators of the 3rd Separate Special Forces Regiment discovered and, in cooperation with the Defense Forces, destroyed the Buk-M1 SAM. A thick column of smoke rose from the equipment after the hit.

"During reconnaissance operations in one of the hottest directions, operators of the 3rd Separate Special Forces Regiment discovered an enemy Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system that was preparing to launch missiles," the statement said.

The Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes that the destroyed Buk-M1 was preparing to launch missiles, but did not manage to do so:

"Our operators sent the coordinates of the enemy target to the missile and artillery unit of the Defense Forces. The Buk-M1 did not manage to fire a single missile - it was promptly destroyed.''

Earlier, we reported that Russia has already lost a third of the Black Sea Fleet.