2014 Russia-Ukraine War

91N6A surveillance and tracking radar in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine's military intelligence reported striking a Russian 91N6E radar from an S-400 Triumf system in occupied Crimea overnight on August 28, 2025.

Weapon profile91N6A surveillance and tracking radar
SideRussiaRoleAir DefenseReconnaissance & SurveillanceTargeting Support
91N6A surveillance and tracking radar, Mobile air-surveillance and battle-management radar, Air Defense - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: 91N6

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Russian forces fielded a 91N6E radar from an S-400 Triumf system in occupied Crimea during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Suspilne Crimea 91N6E Strike, Kyiv Independent 91N6E Crimea Strike

The documented 91N6E role was air-defense surveillance and radar-information support for the S-400 command post.

Sources: S-400 Triumph

The public claim is incident-specific and should not be generalized to every 91N6A-family subtype.

Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Kyiv Independent 91N6E Crimea Strike

Timeline

91N6A surveillance and tracking radar In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. 91N6E radar reported struck in Crimea

    Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate said its special-forces personnel struck a Russian 91N6E radar complex from an S-400 Triumf system in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight.

    Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Suspilne Crimea 91N6E Strike

  2. Strike footage and reporting published

    DIU/HUR published a video page for the strike, and Ukrainian outlets reported the claim; the Kyiv Independent stated that it could not independently verify the released footage.

    Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Kyiv Independent 91N6E Crimea Strike

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The directly documented conflict appearance is a 91N6E radar from the S-400 Triumf system, treated here as part of the broader 91N6-family radar record. On August 29, 2025, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian 91N6E radar complex in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on August 28.

Ukrainian and English-language reporting repeated the DIU/HUR attribution and identified the target as part of a Russian S-400 Triumf air-defense system. The Kyiv Independent noted that the released black-and-white footage purported to show the strike and that it could not independently verify the claim.

Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Suspilne Crimea 91N6E Strike, Kyiv Independent 91N6E Crimea Strike

Timeline

The documented event falls in the war's post-2022 full-scale phase, when Crimea remained a recurring target for Ukrainian strikes against Russian air-defense and naval infrastructure. DIU/HUR dated the 91N6E strike to the night of August 28, 2025, and published the announcement and video page on August 29.

Suspilne reported the same date and target, while adding that Russian authorities had reported drone activity over Crimea and the Black Sea that night. That Russian statement supports the broader attack context but does not itself identify the 91N6E radar.

Sources: DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Suspilne Crimea 91N6E Strike

Narrative

The 91N6E is the S-400 radar system used to detect and track aerodynamic and ballistic targets, determine nationality, and feed radar information to the 55K6E combat control post. In the Crimea incident, the radar's documented role was Russian air-defense surveillance and battle-management within the S-400 system rather than an independent strike weapon.

The available public record supports a narrow claim: a Russian 91N6E radar from an S-400 system was reported struck in occupied Crimea during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. It does not independently prove that every 91N6A-family subtype listed on the parent weapon page was present in the same incident.

Sources: S-400 Triumph, DIU 91N6E Crimea Strike, Kyiv Independent 91N6E Crimea Strike

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91N6A surveillance and tracking radar In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

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