There were many attacks on Ukrainian military installations in the initial missile barrages and bombing raids of February 24. One of them for example destroyed an entire S-300 battalion worth of equipment (12 launchers parked next to each other outside) still in its base, others hit radars etc. Guys on the eastern frontline got hit super hard by artillery (but withstood, and have held on there for over half year since then in some still very same places).
One of them for example destroyed an entire S-300 battalion worth of equipment (12 launchers parked next to each other outside) still in its base, others hit radars etc.
I just looked up Oryx and that happened March 30, apparently: 12 5P851A (launcher for S-300PT): (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed) (5, destroyed) (6, destroyed) (7, destroyed) (8, destroyed) (9, destroyed) (10, destroyed) (11, destroyed) (12, destroyed) https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
The S-300PT is the oldest version so those might have been inoperable for some reason, which is why they would be at a depot and not deployed. Plus the fact that it was only launchers and not radars. Besides those 12, there have only been 12 more TEL destroyed the entire war, and not a single radar.
There were many attacks on Ukrainian military installations in the initial missile barrages and bombing raids of February 24. One of them for example destroyed an entire S-300 battalion worth of equipment (12 launchers parked next to each other outside) still in its base, others hit radars etc. Guys on the eastern frontline got hit super hard by artillery (but withstood, and have held on there for over half year since then in some still very same places).
I just looked up Oryx and that happened March 30, apparently: 12 5P851A (launcher for S-300PT): (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed) (5, destroyed) (6, destroyed) (7, destroyed) (8, destroyed) (9, destroyed) (10, destroyed) (11, destroyed) (12, destroyed) https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html
The S-300PT is the oldest version so those might have been inoperable for some reason, which is why they would be at a depot and not deployed. Plus the fact that it was only launchers and not radars. Besides those 12, there have only been 12 more TEL destroyed the entire war, and not a single radar.