What Is S-500? Russia Rushes In Most Advanced Air Defense System to Crimea
13 June 2024
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War in Ukraine
The S-500 is a theater ballistic missile defense system, and Ukraine's use of ATACMS against Russian assets would offer up an explanation for why Moscow is putting this type of air defense system in the area, Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow with the U.K.-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, told Newsweek.