December 8, 2024, 9:02 pm
As they retreat, units of the Russian army and Bashar al-Assad’s regime are leaving behind significant amounts of military equipment, much of which is being seized by the Syrian opposition who are backed by Turkey. Captured platforms include T-90 tanks and BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launchers.
The spotlight, however, should fall on the most valuable of these captures: the rare Russian Podlet-K1 low-altitude surveillance radar system.
A photo of the captured Podlet-K1 radar system, mounted on a KamAZ-6350 8×8 truck chassis, recently surfaced on social media.
The Podlet-K1, also designated as 48Ya6-K1, is among the more advanced pieces of equipment in Russia’s arsenal. It could provide a substantial intelligence advantage if it were to fall into Western hands. Reports indicate that this radar system was stationed at the base of Bashar al-Assad’s 25th Special Forces Brigade.
Viewers may note that on 30 September 2015, Russia launched a military intervention in Syria after a request by the government of Bashar al-Assad for military support in its fight against the Syrian opposition and Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian civil war. Since then about 3000 Russian troops along with equipment have been stationed in Syria.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why the capture of Podlet-K1 radar in Syria is a big problem for Russia ?
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:48 PODLET K1 radar
05:26 REAL LOSS
06:51 ANALYSIS
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