Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China in the early morning of May 16 to begin a two-day visit, and in fact, on May 15, when Putin departed, Ukraine had already begun to give Russia eye medicine. Russia took control of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, and at the same time, the tension between Russia and Ukraine quickly intensified, so that finally the Ukrainian crisis conflict broke out, Russia quickly took control of four regions in eastern Ukraine, and Russia also enacted laws to incorporate the four regions of eastern Ukraine into Russia's territory. Russia's 2024 presidential election will involve people in four regions of eastern Ukraine, and now Russia is already pushing for military operations in the Kharkiv region.
Judging from the information released by Ukraine, the Ukrainian army used army tactical surface-to-surface missiles to strike Russia's Belbek airbase in Crimea, during which the MiG-31 fighter jets of the Russian Air Force were directly destroyed, in fact, the army tactical surface-to-surface missiles used by Ukraine at that time also killed Russian S400 air defense missiles. Judging by the photos released by Russia, there are already the wreckage of the S400 air defense system, which is widely believed to be a radar detection system belonging to missiles, so it is a huge loss for Russia. Since Ukraine received tactical surface-to-surface missiles provided by the United States, it has been able to easily carry out long-range strikes, with a focus on air strikes on Crimea.
The S400 is Russia's most advanced air defense system, and this missile has only been exported to three countries, including China, Turkey and India, China is the first foreign user of the S400 air defense missile, and Turkey and India have also been equipped with the S400 air defense missile. In order to obtain S400 anti-aircraft missiles, Turkey has even given up F-35A Lightning II fighters, which shows that Turkey is very fond of the S400 air defense system, but during the conflict in the Ukrainian crisis, Russia's S400 anti-aircraft missiles were counter-killed, so there has been a myth-busting situation. This is not the first time that Ukraine has used tactical surface-to-surface missiles against targets in Russian-controlled areas, and the S400 anti-aircraft missile did not achieve the desired results.
The S400 air defense system developed by Russia is very similar to the S300, but in terms of performance, the S400 is more powerful, and the Russian S400 is equipped with a variety of anti-aircraft missiles, which can be intercepted in different ways according to the different characteristics of the target. S400 is more advanced than the American PAC3 Patriot air defense system, it can be seen from the way of launch, S400 is a vertical launch mode, so as to achieve an omnidirectional strike, although the United States developed PAC3 is also equipped with a variety of missiles, but still use the inclined launch mode, so the speed of engagement is obviously not as good as the Russian S400 air defense system.
The Russian S400 air defense system has been repeatedly broken through in Crimea, for which the myth is shattered, will the PLA still need to equip the S400 air defense system in large numbers? In fact, Russia's S400 air defense system is not performing well, and Russia's heart has a lot to do with it, Russia launched the "special military operation", the air defense of the control area is not very important, in fact, the Belgorod region of Russia is often subjected to long-range raids by Ukraine, and the Ukrainian army uses M142 Seahorse high mobility rocket artillery to frequently strike at the Russian border area. When Russia pays attention to the front line, it ignores the air defense of the rear, so there is a situation where the S400 air defense system is counterattacked, and it is very likely that the S400 is not turned on.
The S400 air defense system has certain advantages and is able to provide air defense for important areas, and it is obvious that the PLA still has to equip the S400 air defense system. Russia has a huge advantage over Ukraine in the military field, for which Russia often underestimates the enemy, so there is a situation where the controlled area has been repeatedly attacked, which does not show that the strength of the S400 air defense system is insufficient, and the S400 has suffered a counter-kill, and the analysis of the global beacon line believes that it is more human factors.