{"id":1108,"date":"2026-04-27T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:35:04","slug":"rare-russian-tornado-s-destroyed-in-convoy-north-of-crimea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/rare-russian-tornado-s-destroyed-in-convoy-north-of-crimea\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Russian Tornado-S Destroyed in Convoy North of Crimea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(CRIMEA) \u2013<\/strong> A rare Russian Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) has been struck by a Ukrainian drone while travelling in a convoy in occupied Crimea. The strike occurred as the convoy moved north towards the Zaporizhzhia region.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage released by Ukrainian defence sources shows a drone, type unconfirmed, spotting the Russian column.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy consisted of several Ural trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns, a support vehicle, and the Tornado-S MLRS at the front. The drone struck the rear of the MLRS. No spotter drone footage of the impact was available, but the strike appeared effective.<\/p>\n<p>The Tornado-S is an upgraded version of the BM-30 Smerch, equipped with GLONASS navigation for improved accuracy and an increased range of approximately 120 kilometres. Its launch readiness time is reduced to three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Russian forces had ordered at least 20 Tornado-S launchers by 2019, with additional orders since, though exact delivery numbers remain unclear. The system is considered rare, with open-source intelligence listing only one command vehicle and one launcher destroyed, though analysts believe three or four may have been lost.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy was likely moving from a permanent base in Crimea to a firing position in Zaporizhzhia, accompanied by trucks with anti-aircraft guns for close range defence.<\/p>\n<p>The air defence appeared ineffective during the engagement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rare Tornado-S Hit By Drone in Crimea Whilst in Convoy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3iyElZKWEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(CRIMEA) \u2013 A rare Russian Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) has been struck by a Ukrainian drone while travelling in a convoy in occupied Crimea. The strike occurred as the convoy moved north towards the Zaporizhzhia region. Video footage released by Ukrainian defence sources shows a drone, type unconfirmed, spotting the Russian column. The convoy consisted of several Ural trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns, a support vehicle, and the Tornado-S MLRS at the front. The drone struck the rear of the MLRS. No spotter drone footage of the impact was available, but the strike appeared effective. The Tornado-S is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":221,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":665,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-drones-destroy-rare-smerch-battery-in-luhansk\/","url_meta":{"origin":1108,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Drones Destroy Rare Smerch Battery in Luhansk","author":"Beatrix Montgomery","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(LUHANSK OBLAST, UKRAINE) \u2013\u00a0Ukrainian long range bomber drones have destroyed a rare BM-30 Smerch multiple launch rocket system battery in Luhansk oblast, striking targets deep behind Russian forward positions, according to footage released by the Lazarev Group, a Ukrainian military unit. 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