Russian Aerospace Forces S-400 lengthy vary air defence methods intercepted 4 ballistic missiles launched by Ukrainain Army models towards town of Voronezh, based on a report by Russian Defence Ministry officers. The missiles have been launched from U.S.-supplied MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Methods (ATACMS), as a part of the primary ever recognized strike on internationally recognised Russian territory utilizing the methods. The growth of ballistic missile assaults utilizing these methods, which had lengthy been opposed by Washington, was interpreted by analysts as a part of efforts by nations throughout the Western world to press Russia to droop hostilities on phrases beneficial to Western pursuits. S-400 methods have been used to intercept strikes by ATACMS on a number of events, though the U.S.-supplied missile methods have additionally achieved plenty of successes in destroying elements from S-400s.
Following the interception, particles from the downed missiles reportedly broken the roofs of the Voronezh Regional Gerontology Middle, an orphanage, and a personal house, though inflicting no civilian casualties. The launch autos used to stage the assault have been reportedly subsequently locatedin Ukraine’s Kharkov Area close to the village of Voloskaya Balakleya, and destroyed utilizing unknown property. Past the supply of defence towards ballistic missile assaults, S-400 methods have been fight examined extensively towards a variety of targets, together with fighter plane and cruise missiles. In August it was confirmed that the methods have been additionally getting used to shoot down surface-to-air missiles from the American MIM-104 Patriot system launched by the Ukrainian Air Drive. he surface-to-air missiles fired by the Patriot fly at solely Mach 3.5 speeds, with some sources reporting most speeds of Mach 5, whereas missiles fired by the S-400 fly at speeds exceeding Mach 14, permitting them to comfortably interact the targets.
The S-400 was first fight examined in February 2022 within the opening days of full scale hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, with the methods utilizing their excessive engagement ranges to shoot down fighter plane deep inside hostile territory. Stories from late 2023 indicated that the system was making use of its distinctive 40N6 very lengthy vary surface-to-air missile to have interaction targets at low altitudes as much as 400 kilometres away, which was achieved utilizing over the horizon focusing on information from A-50U airborne early warning and management methods. The S-400 noticed its first fight use exterior the Ukrainian theatre in Could 2025, with Indian sources crediting air defence battalions with taking pictures down 5 – 6 Pakistani fighter jets and one massive assist plane. The ranges of the engagements confirmed using the 40N6 missiles to strike targets deep inside Pakistan’s airspace, with excessive ranges of satisfaction with the system main the Indian Defence Ministry to open talks to obtain additional battalions.
