First Enemy Target Shot Down with Captured Russian Pantsir-S1 System: Ukraine Claims

Ukraine says it has destroyed the first Russian target with a trophy Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft system.

“The trophy Pantsir-S1 is ready to go! Its automatic guns are suitable for the 30-mm projectiles from our own arsenal. But we’ve captured some original ammunition as well. This Russian Pantsir now fights on the side of Ukraine and has already shot down its first enemy target. We will not specify which one,” Colonel Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was quoted as saying by ArmyInform on July 11.

Yurii noted that currently only one such system is “in service” with the Ukrainians. In addition to the Pantsir, Ukrainian anti-aircraft fighters also operate several radar stations taken from the Russian military, as well as captured Buk missile systems weapons and equipment.

“We hope that as a result of the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive, the Russians will also delight us with anti-aircraft missile systems as the S-400. That would be a real ‘Triumph’ for our anti-aircraft missile forces,” Yurii Ihnat added.