A video of the destruction of a russian 220-mm Uragan-1 MLRS as well as the Buk-M3 air defense system that covered it was published on the official channel of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Defense Express reported, that it was the Ballista unit of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces that successfully destroyed the military equipment.
The Uragan-1 itself attracts attention, as it is a rather rare MLRS, of which only a few units were destroyed during the russia-Ukraine war. The delivery of this MLRS to the russian army began in 2023. The new chassis is only significant difference from the regular Uragan MLRS in this vehicle. Instead of the old ZIL-135LM in the 9P140 Uragan, Uragan-1 MLRS got the BAZ-69092 chassis. The vehicle is equipped with an armored cabin, which should increase the crew's survivability as well as protect it against fragments and tungsten balls of the M30A1 guided missile’s warhead.
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#Ukraine’s SOF destroyed advanced russian Buk-M3 missile system and Uragan-1 Uragan-1 multicaliber 220/300mm MLRS using loitering munitions. Special operators spotted both advanced pieces of russian military hardware during a special reconnaissance mission. pic.twitter.com/Qnv7IyBZQg— SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE (@SOF_UKR) May 13, 2025
The new russian 2S43 Malva and 2S44 Giatsint-K self-propelled howitzers, active production of which began only this year, are also based on a similar chassis. The 220-mm launcher and guidance system were inherited by Uragan-1 MLRS from the Uragan MLRS with no changes in their construction.
That is, to guide the Uragan-1 MLRS it is still necessary to deploy an artillery compass, which significantly increases the time for switching to a combat position compared to the latest Uragan-M1 or Tornado-G MLRS. This system still does not have the ability to fire guided missiles too.
It is worth noting that, probably, in the part of the video with the destruction of the Uragan-1 MLRS there is a 'gluing' of two unique videos with the defeat of this system. This is indicated by the fact that in the frames from the FPV drone it approaches the target on a fairly horizontal trajectory and should have fallen directly under the launcher.
However, in the footage from the reconnaissance drone, it approaches the target on a vertical trajectory and hits the ground at a certain distance from the target. It also has a fairly powerful warhead, which is not typical for FPV drones.
Given these factors, it is likely that in the footage from the reconnaissance drone, the Uragan-1 MLRS was hit not by an FPV drone, but by a M30A1 rocket, which is used in the American M142 HIMARS.
It is also worth mentioning that the second video of the hit of the Uragan-1 was previously published, and then it was first identified on the network as the North Korean KN-09 MLRS, and then as the M1991 MLRS.
As Defense Express reported, Ukrainian HIMARS Strike Destroyed North Korean KN-09 Launcher in russia’s Kursk Region – First Confirmed Kill of the System.
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