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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 568

S-300 missiles

Illustrative: A Russian-made S-300 air defense system sits on display at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
October 30, 2024, 9:38 am
Israel took out primary Iranian air defenses, left it ‘essentially naked’ – report
Sources tell Fox News airstrikes destroyed remaining three S-300 batteries; Israeli official says ‘majority of Iran’s air defense was taken out’
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Israeli Air Force fighter jets prepare to head out for strikes in Iran, early October 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 27, 2024, 6:53 am
IDF strike cripples Iran’s missile production, disables air defenses; regime ‘alarmed’
Strikes reportedly render crucial energy sites vulnerable to future attacks, destroy fuel mixers used to make missiles that were fired at Israel; damage may take years to fix
By Michael Bachner, Reuters and ToI Staff
A missile defense site near an international airport and air base is seen in Isfahan, Iran, April 22, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
April 22, 2024, 11:46 pm
New satellite photos suggest ‘precise’ nature of alleged Israeli strike on Iran radar
Detailed images show burn marks around radar system near Isfahan’s dual-use airport; despite evidence, Iran continues to deny it was hit
By Jon Gambrell
An Iranian military truck carries parts of an S-300 air defence missile system during a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day, in Tehran on April 17, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
April 20, 2024, 5:18 pm
Israel used radar-evading missile to hit S-300 defenses near Natanz nuke site – report
NYT says attack was ‘calibrated’ to show Israel’s capability to dodge Iran’s air defenses, make Tehran ‘think twice’ before another assault; Iran’s FM claims it merely faced ‘toys’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A local museum hit by a Russian missile strike in Kupiansk, Ukraine, April 25, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 25, 2023, 2:41 pm
One killed, 10 wounded in Russian strike on Ukrainian museum; Zelensky: ‘Barbaric’
Regional governor says 2 people are believed to be trapped under rubble; Ukrainian president says ‘terrorist country is doing everything to destroy us’
By AP
Illustrative photo of a Russian S-300 air defense missile. (photo credit: AP/File)
December 29, 2022, 3:49 pm
Ukrainian missile lands in Belarus, believed to be air defense rocket
Investigators launch probe of cause; no initial reports of injuries; authorities said to suspect missile either deviated from course or was shot down by Belarusian defense systems
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this illustrative photo taken on August 27, 2013, a Russian S-300 air defense system is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
October 20, 2022, 11:06 am
Report: Russia draws down forces in Syria, removes S-300 system that troubled Israel
Israeli and Western officials tell NY Times the development could affect Jerusalem’s calculations on providing aid to Kyiv
By ToI Staff
An elderly man walks past a car shop that was destroyed after a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 11, 2022. (Leo Correa/AP)
October 11, 2022, 2:27 pm
Missiles pound Ukraine for 2nd day, as countrywide sirens keep population in dread
Barrage targets Zaporizhzhia; death toll from previous day’s salvos rises to 19; Russia’s deputy FM threatens ‘countermeasures’ to Western military aid for Ukraine
By Adam Schreck
This photo released by ImageSat International on August 27, 2022, shows Russia's S-300 system near Masyaf in northwestern Syria. (ImageSat International)
August 26, 2022, 10:01 pm
Russia sends S-300 back home from Syria amid Ukraine invasion, satellite images show
Israeli intelligence firm says air defense system’s battery loaded onto Russian ship bound for Black Sea port; Israel reportedly struck nearby on Thursday
By Emanuel Fabian
File: In this May 4, 2009 photo, Russian army S-300 air defense missile launchers drive in a street during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
July 26, 2022, 11:57 pm
Russia fired S-300 at Israeli jets over Syria in ‘one-off’ incident, Gantz confirms
Defense minister acknowledges accuracy of TV report after May airstrike in Masyaf, says IAF fighter jets had already departed area
By Emanuel Fabian
Russian S-300 air defense missile systems drive during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
May 17, 2022, 1:36 am
In first, Russian military said to fire S-300 missiles at Israeli jets over Syria
TV says incident came last week as IAF fighters departed area after alleged strike and they were not in danger; move could signal a significant shift in Moscow’s ties with Israel
By ToI Staff
This file photo taken on May 9, 2018 shows Russia's MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jets carrying hypersonic 'Kinzhal' (Dagger) missiles flying over Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (AFP)
March 19, 2022, 7:50 pm
West’s efforts to boost Ukraine’s anti-air capabilities face challenges
Recent Russian strikes, latest with hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missiles, show existing systems — like the Patriot and S-300 — might not be enough to counter Moscow’s arsenal
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
Illustrative: An F-35 jet arrives at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah, September 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
August 13, 2020, 6:28 pm
Israeli Air Force scaling back its strikes in Syria as southern border heats up
IAF aircraft face increasingly difficult challenges in ‘war-between-wars’ against Iran, with more powerful air defenses entering region and actors increasingly willing to use them
By Judah Ari Gross
Satellite photos released by ImageSat International appear to show all four missile launchers of the S-300 air defense system in the raised position in the northwestern Syrian city of Masyaf on June 30, 2019. (ImageSat International)
June 30, 2019, 10:44 pm
Satellite intel firm: Syria’s entire S-300 air defenses likely operational
ImageSat International says all 4 launchers from powerful Russian-supplied anti-aircraft system appear ready for use
By Judah Ari Gross
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to the Islamic Republic in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
June 25, 2019, 1:21 pm
Iran’s air defense missiles must be taken seriously, experts say
Tehran’s downing of a sophisticated US drone – albeit a large, slow one – shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities
By Michel Moutot
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