Direct proof of use
Giraffe 75 is documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through Ukrainian-service reporting rather than through a single publicly attributed engagement. Militarnyi reported on 21 April 2023 that Swedish Giraffe 75 radars had been observed with Ukrainian troops and identified the type as PS-90 in Swedish Army service.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence later described Swedish Giraffe radars as part of the equipment strengthening the Defence Forces of Ukraine's air defense. The ministry's June 2026 overview named PS-90 within the Giraffe radar family and described the family as providing surveillance, command, control, communications, threat detection, and response coordination for Ukrainian air defense.
Sources: Militarnyi Giraffe 75 Ukraine report, Ukraine MoD Giraffe radar overview
Timeline
The public record does not give an official Swedish transfer date or a Ukrainian unit-level acceptance date for Giraffe 75. The first catalog-grade direct-use milestone is the April 2023 report that the radar had been noticed with Ukrainian troops.
By June 2026, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence was publicly describing Swedish Giraffe radars as an established part of Ukraine's air-defense sensor network, emphasizing their value against aircraft, cruise missiles, helicopters, and low-altitude UAVs.
Sources: Militarnyi Giraffe 75 Ukraine report, Ukraine MoD Giraffe radar overview
Operational role
In Ukrainian service, the Giraffe 75/PS-90 evidence points to an air-defense sensor role rather than an offensive weapon role. The system's conflict use is best described as mobile radar surveillance and target-acquisition support for short- and medium-range air-defense forces.
The Ukrainian MoD described the Giraffe family as combining radar surveillance with integrated command, control, and communications functions. It also described the radars as able to detect a range of aerial targets and support compatibility with different short- and medium-range air-defense systems, which matches the parent record's air-defense, reconnaissance-surveillance, and command-control role package.
Sources: Ukraine MoD Giraffe radar overview, Swedish Armed Forces PS-90 archive
Model boundary
This usage page treats Giraffe 75 and PS-90 as the relevant model boundary. The Ukrainian MoD article discussed the broader Swedish Giraffe radar family, while the Militarnyi report specifically tied Giraffe 75 to Ukrainian troops and identified PS-90 as the Swedish-service designation.
The Swedish Armed Forces PS-90 archive supports the model's role as a pulse-surveillance radar used to share target information with air-defense command and firing units, but it is background for capabilities rather than a Ukraine-conflict source.
Sources: Militarnyi Giraffe 75 Ukraine report, Ukraine MoD Giraffe radar overview, Swedish Armed Forces PS-90 archive
