Ukraine’s General Staff said on October 16 that its forces struck a Russian 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar station near Magri in Krasnodar Krai during the night, reporting that a fire broke out at the facility. The official Ukrainian statement did not provide details about the weapon used or independently documented damage to the system.
The Nebo-U is a long-range, three-dimensional VHF radar designed to detect and track aerial targets, including aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, according to the Ukrainian statement. Its role is sensing and tracking rather than electronic attack: damage to the station, if confirmed, could affect the associated ability to monitor airspace and detect targets in time, but the operational impact has not been established.
The General Staff estimated the radar station’s cost at approximately 100 million US dollars. Interfax-Ukraine reported the same Ukrainian claim, describing the site as being in the area of Mahri and attributing the reported fire and strike to the Ukrainian military.
The Ukrainian and Interfax-Ukraine accounts are based on the same official disclosure. No independent confirmation of the strike, fire or destruction of the radar was provided in the available reporting.