Ukraine destroys Russian S-400 launcher in Bryansk region

Ukraine says FP-1 drones destroyed a Russian S-400 launcher near Poroshino in Bryansk Oblast on September 17. Manufacturer Fire Point claimed the launcher had been modified for ground attack and previously used against Kyiv, while open-source analysts geolocated photographs of the wreckage; Ukraine’s General Staff separately reported strikes on two launchers in the region. The attack demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to reach valuable air-defense assets inside Russia and forces Moscow to weigh protecting strategic systems against deploying them closer to launch areas.