Ukraine’s Intel Strikes Russian Bastion Missile System in Crimea
HUR said Group 13 destroyed fuel trucks and a command vehicle, targeting a Bastion launcher that carries Oniks and Zircon missiles.
- On September 4, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence announced that its Group 13 special unit struck a Russian Bastion coastal missile launcher in occupied Crimea during an August 2026 operation.
- The Bastion system, designated 3K55, launches supersonic P-800 Oniks and hypersonic Zircon missiles that Russia uses for strikes against Ukrainian cities, making the launcher a key strategic target.
- During the same August operation, Group 13 operators destroyed or damaged two fuel trucks and a Russian command-and-staff vehicle accompanying the coastal missile system on the peninsula.
- Ukraine has spent the past year systematically targeting the Crimean base—including radars, power infrastructure, and bridges—to turn the position into an isolated island that requires resupply under fire.
- Drone attacks on occupied Crimea continued into September 4, while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it downed 490 drones over the peninsula, other occupied territories, and various Russian regions.
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The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) has struck a Russian coastal missile complex Bastion, a carrier rocket Zircon and an Oniks in the occupied Crimean peninsula. The intelligence service reported this on social networks, adding that it also struck two fuel tankers and a command vehicle of the Russian occupiers.
Ukraine Strikes One of Russia’s Most Dangerous Missile Systems in Occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) operators struck a Russian Bastion coastal missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea, targeting a platform capable of launching both Zircon and Onyx missiles used in Russian strikes against Ukraine.
In addition to the missile complex, the operators of group 13 have disabled two fuel tankers and a command and staff vehicle of the occupation.
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