Military — 2026-08-16

Ukraine Destroys Russian Nebo-U Long-Range Radar in Sevastopol in Middle-Strike Campaign Against Crimean Military Infrastructure

BLUFDestroying the Nebo-U radar while simultaneously blacking out Sevastopol's grid compounds Russian detection gaps over western Crimea, setting conditions for escalating follow-on strikes against the peninsula.

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a Russian Nebo-U long-range radar station in occupied Sevastopol overnight into August 13, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said 1234. It described the Nebo-U as a three-coordinate, meter-band radar that tracks aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, and Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda cited an infographic valuing the system at roughly $100 million 234. The same overnight operation also struck a drone command post in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, fuel and ammunition depots in Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, a logistics depot in Kherson Oblast, and a Russian troop concentration in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, it said 124. Russian occupation authorities said the broader drone attack also caused a citywide Sevastopol blackout and targeted the Balaklava power plant, Euromaidan Press reported 1.

Analysis
Ukraine's destruction of the Nebo-U strips Russian forces of a $100 million long-range surveillance node covering Sevastopol's approaches, degrading the layered detection cueing air defenses against cruise missile and drone strikes on Crimea, though sourcing rests entirely on Kyiv's own General Staff release, amplified rather than independently verified by Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrinform, and Ukrainska Pravda, so the strike may have caused partial damage rather than outright loss of the system. The operation paired sensor suppression with logistics attrition, hitting a drone command post, fuel and ammunition depots, and a troop concentration across four regions in one night, and the concurrent Sevastopol blackout and Balaklava power plant strike compound detection gaps with grid disruption, widening the window for follow-on strikes on the peninsula.

5 sources

Blackout and a blinded radar: Ukraine hits Russian military infrastructure across Crimea and beyond - Euromaidan Press
Defence Forces strike Nebo-U radar, fuel, ammunition depots, other Russian targets – General Staff - Interfax-Ukraine
Defense Forces strike Nebo-U radar station worth $100M - Ukrinform
Ukraine hits Russian US$100m radar in Sevastopol that detects aircraft and missiles - Ukrainska Pravda
Nebo-U radar station struck in Sevastopol - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Telegram)