According to the Ukrainian military, the Nebo-M radar is a highly complex target that operates in stealth mode, scanning the horizon for aerial objects. The system is valued at over $100 million, with only 10 operational systems of this type reportedly remaining in the Russian arsenal, the report states.
The General Staff suggests that the reported destruction of the Nebo-M radar would create a favorable "air corridor" for the effective use of Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles by Ukrainian forces. These long-range cruise missiles have been supplied to Ukraine by the UK and France, respectively, and have been used in multiple high-profile strikes against Russian targets before.
At the time of publication, Euromaidan Press could not find independent confirmation of the Nebo-M's destruction."Nebo" is a family of Russian radar stations operating in the meter wavelength range, including several variants of the radar. Earlier this year, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) targeted a Nebo-U radar in Russia's Bryansk Oblast. Additionally, in November of the previous year, Ukrainian forces struck two Russian military radars, the Nebo 55Zh6 and Gamma-S1E, in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
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