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Ukrainian strikes destroy Putin’s Volna Kupol Garant system

8/13/2026

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Ukrainian strikes on Aug. 7 destroyed the Volna Kupol Garant system at President Vladimir Putin’s palace and on Aug. 9 damaged an S-400 launcher.
Analyst Yan Matveev said satellite images confirm the loss of at least one S-400 launch unit.
Ukrainian commander Robert Brovdi reported drones burned the S-400 after it fired six missiles.
The 190,000-square-foot palace at Cape Idokopas, identified by opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s 2021 probe, was estimated at 100 billion rubles ($1.2 billion).

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Ukrainian strikes on Aug. 7 destroyed the Volna Kupol Garant system at President Vladimir Putin’s palace and on Aug. 9 damaged an S-400 launcher.
Analyst Yan Matveev said satellite images confirm the loss of at least one S-400 launch unit.
Ukrainian commander Robert Brovdi reported drones burned the S-400 after it fired six missiles.
The 190,000-square-foot palace at Cape Idokopas, identified by opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s 2021 probe, was estimated at 100 billion rubles ($1.2 billion).