The Tor-M1 SAM system shot down Shark drones of the AFU in the Krasnoarmeysk direction

Soldiers of the Tor-M1 air defense missile system (SAM) of the Center group of troops have shot down two Shark reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Krasnoarmeyskoye direction of the special military operation (SMO). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on February 13.

The ministry noted that the artillerymen performed the task of providing cover for the offensive actions of Russian units. After arriving in the target area, the crew detected enemy UAVs. The anti-aircraft gunners took the targets on escort and hit them.

"We worked on two targets, all targets were of the same type. It was a Shark UAV. A reconnaissance Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle. They reconnaissance all points," said Nikolai Valyaev, the head of the calculation.

Due to the fact that the Tor-M1 SAM is equipped with modern radar equipment, it is able to easily detect enemy UAVs and effectively defeat them. One ammunition can destroy up to eight drones. The SAM also has an automatic radar locking function, which allows it to prevent possible strikes against Russian UAVs, effectively separating them from enemy targets.

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Earlier, on February 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) of the Center group of forces had launched an artillery strike on an AFU stronghold in the Red Army direction of the North Caucasus Military District.

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For more current video and details on the situation in Donbass, see Izvestia TV channel.