 Ukraine's Defence Forces hit three Russian Buk-M2 missile systems in one week. Ukraine's Defence Forces have hit three Russian Buk-M2 missile systems on the Donetsk front in a week. Press Service of Special Operations Forces said this. The press service noted that the Russian Army lost three Buk-M2 missile systems with two 9C-36 detection and targeting stations on the Donetsk front in a week, thanks to the professional actions of Special Operations Forces operators. Experts from the Special Operations Forces' Third Separate Special Forces Regiment detected and adjusted the fire of Defence Forces' missile and artillery units on Russian targets. As a result of fire, one missile system was completely destroyed, two more were disabled and cannot be restored. The hunt for enemy targets continues. Special Operations Forces said. This air defence system can engage tactical and strategic aircraft, helicopters short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, air-launched missiles, anti-radiation missiles, guided bombs and other aerodynamic vehicles. It is claimed that this system has advanced hardware and can operate in heavy enemy jamming conditions. The Buk-M2E surface-to-air missile systems uses an 9M317 solid-fuel missile. This missile was first used on older Buk-M1-2 that was adopted by the Russian Armed Forces in 1998. This missile has a maximum range of 45km and altitude of 25km against aircraft.