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Ukrainian troops take revenge on Russians for shelling of Kramatorsk

Russian equipment was destroyed with the help of HIMARS.

Ukrainian troops take revenge on Russians for shelling of Kramatorsk
Photo: Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security

Ukrainian troops have destroyed an expensive Russian S-400 Triumph air defence system located near Debaltseve, Donetsk Region, according to the Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security.

"According to the data available to the Centre, this is the S-400 from which the Iskander missile was fired at the pizzeria in Kramatorsk," it said.

The expensive Russian system was destroyed with the help of HIMARS.

On 27 June, at around 19:32, Russians launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, and hit a cafe. Three children were killed among other visiots: sisters born in 2008 and a girl born in 2005.

On the same day, SBU counterintelligence detained an agent of the Russian special services who had adjusted the Russian missile strike. The detainee turned out to be a sleeper agent of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (better known as the GRU). On 27 June, he was tasked with finding out whether the aforementioned cafe was open and recording the presence of visitors.

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