Recently, the S-500 air defense system at the Zhankoy airfield in Crimea has become the focus of global attention. This system, which has just been moved to defense for half a month and is regarded as a top air defense weapon by Russia, was easily "killed" by Ukraine's ATACMS tactical missile, setting a record of "shortest life".
As soon as this incident came out, it immediately aroused the attention of all parties. You must know that the S-500 plays a pivotal role in Russian military science and technology, and was once praised by Putin as an advanced air defense system that surpasses the United States and Europe. However, its performance in real combat was a big surprise, and it did not seem to have a significant advantage over its predecessors, the S-300/400.
Ukraine's successful hit of the S-500 this time not only demonstrated its military strength, but also revealed the true level of Russia's military technology and equipment capabilities. At the same time, Ukraine has intensified its bombing of Russian air defense systems and radar systems, apparently paving the way for the actual combat deployment of F-16 fighters. This series of actions shows that Ukraine is gradually expanding its gains and seeking to gain more advantages on the battlefield.
It is worth mentioning that this incident has also exposed many problems in Russia's military science and technology research and development and actual combat application. "Star equipment" such as the Black Sea Fleet, the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, and the Soviet-made fighter jets, which once shocked the world, have "fallen out of favor" on the battlefield in Ukraine and even become a laughing stock. These failures are undoubtedly a wake-up call for Russia's military technology.
Now, with the fermentation of Ukraine's destruction of the S-500 air defense system, the outside world has become more and more suspicious of Russia's military technology and equipment capabilities. It remains to be seen how Russia will respond to this challenge in the future.