Analyst AS-22 analyzed how many S-300/400 air defense systems the Russians have redeployed

According to satellite data, Russia has moved about 60 air defense battalions closer to the front, including launchers and radars.

Before the full-scale invasion, 927 launchers were located in positions, now there are approximately 528. A total of 580 launchers were redeployed, and an additional 181 were deployed (probably new or from storage). The largest reduction of these systems was recorded in the Central, Leningrad, and Eastern districts, while in the Moscow and Kaliningrad districts it was much smaller.

However, as is known, the key role in air defense is played not by launchers, but by radar stations, of which Russia has fewer. Before the war, there were 229 of them, of which 132 were redeployed. Currently, there are 146 radars in positions (some of them are new or restored), while the destruction of at least 19 units has been confirmed. In particular, a significant portion of the 92N6E type radars have already been lost, and attacks on them are the most effective way to weaken air defense.

In addition to direct losses, the damage to such radars complicates their restoration due to Russia’s limited access to modern electronics. Although the Russian long-range air defense still retains its combat capability, the longer the war drags on – the more the system degrades overall and more cracks appear in it.