Author: Rainbow Kursk
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the 302nd Ukrainian Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment voluntarily laid down its arms and surrendered, and 471 people were captured. At present, there is no response from the Ukrainian side.
After inquiring about the information, it was determined that the 302nd Ukrainian Air Defense Missile Regiment was indeed deployed in Kharkiv, equipped with the latest "beech" M1 medium-range air defense missile system, although the system is a field air defense system, but it can also be used as a key air defense, once shot down the Malaysian Airliner is this missile, has the nickname of "passenger plane killer", but also shows the great power of this missile.
The 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment is stationed in Kharkiv, which can be said to be the northern gate of the entire Ukrainian air defense, and the surrender of the regiment means that the northern gate of Ukrainian air defense is completely open!
Photo: Ukrainian Beech M-1 medium-range surface-to-air missile.
Photo: The regimental emblem of the 302nd Ukrainian Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, which was indeed deployed in Kharkiv after checking the website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Kharkov's offensive and defensive battles can be regarded as the most intense outside of Kiev.
Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine, even in the soviet union in the past, it is very important, because it is the transportation hub of eastern Ukraine, and it is also a completely industrialized city, with The Kharkiv Machinery Factory, the Kharkiv Tractor Factory, the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory, the Kharkiv Locomotive Plant, and so on. Among them, the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory, later the Maserev Factory, became the most famous tank factory in soviet history, and its design and production of T-34, T-44, T-54, T-64, T-80 tanks are classics in the history of tank development. The Kharkov Tractor Factory also has a strong tank production capacity, and the Luoyang Tractor Factory in the mainland was built under the guidance of experts from the Kharkiv Tractor Factory, and there is also a tank production line in the Luotuo Factory.
Therefore, the capture of Kharkov was an important strategic goal for the Russian army.
Photo: The Ukrainian T-84M "Fortress" main battle tank being produced in Kharkiv, comparable to the Russian T-90.
After several days of offensive and defensive defense, on the afternoon of February 27, according to The Kyiv Independent, Russian troops had entered Kharkiv. According to the report, the chairman of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Shinegupov, confirmed the news and revealed that the city center has also been lost. He urged local residents to stay in the shelter.
Just this morning, CCTV news sources said that artillery battles began in the Kharkov region, and the Kharkiv artillery battle was the fiercest since the war began. The later surrender of the Ukrainian 302nd Missile Regiment seemed to have ended the battle in Kharkov.
Picture: Great views of the city of Kharkiv. It is a tank city and the birthplace of the famous T-34 medium tank.
If the Russian army controls Kharkov, it will make it impossible for the Ukrainian army to obtain any tanks, and even the maintenance of tank armored vehicles will be difficult to complete, and Russia will receive technical support from the Kharkov Tank Factory, which will help with equipment maintenance.
In addition, as just said, Kharkiv is also the northern gate of the air defense of the eastern part of Ukraine, and the surrender of the air defense forces here will enable the Russian army to mobilize air power to the maximum extent to carry out surprise attacks in depth, and then carry out airborne operations or airborne assaults to speed up the pace of marching. At the same time, Kharkiv will change hands, which will also play a key role in the war situation in eastern Ukraine, and the heavy military groups of the Ukrainian government forces deployed in eastern Ukraine will be threatened by the double threat of Russian troops from the north and Russian troops from the east, and may even be wrapped in dumplings!
Photo: Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and its strategic location is critical.