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The Russian military has destroyed another Israeli-made Improved and Enhanced Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (ieMHR) of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone.
Video footage posted to social networks on March 30 showed the radar being hit by an unidentified missile close to the settlement of Petrushivka in the Ukrainian region of Sumy. The pinpoint missile strike wiped out the radar and other nearby equipment.
In 2023, the Kiev force received some 16 ieMHR systems from Lithuanian, 12 installed on stationary bases and four on high-mobility vehicles. The radars were reportedly purchased for more than $14 millions.
The ieMHR was developed by Israel’s RADA Electronic Industries to provide hemispheric surveillance. The system can operate as a part of counter-drone and short-range air defense systems or operate as a stand-alone counter-rocket, artillery and mortar radar.
The system has a maximum detection range of up to 100 kilometers for large transport aircraft. It can detect smaller fighter jets from 65 kilometers and medium-sized drones from 45 kilometers. As for projectiles like rockets, artillery and mortars, the detection range is between 10-14 kilometers.
Several of the ieMHR radar systems supplied to Kiev forces have been already damaged or destroyed by the Russian military.
Israel was among the first in the world to voice its support for the Kiev regime after the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine more than three years ago. However, the country has so far limited its aid to Kiev forces to non-lethal equipment, likely out of fear of a Russian response.
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