Ukraine strikes Kasta‑2E radar in Belgorod

Ukraine’s 429th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems Achilles said on April 27 that it struck a Russian Kasta‑2E radar station near Volotovo in Belgorod region. (ukrinform.net) Ukrinform reported the claim, citing brigade commander Yurii Fedorenko, known by the callsign “Achilles,” who posted the update on Telegram. He said the radar site was about 80 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. (ukrinform.net) A radar like the Kasta‑2E is an air-watch tower on wheels: it scans the sky for aircraft and other targets and feeds that picture to air-defense crews. Hitting it can reduce how early Russian forces spot incoming threats over a sector. (ukrinform.net) (msn.com) The Belgorod strike fits a broader Ukrainian effort this month to hit Russian radar and air-defense infrastructure beyond the immediate front line. Ukraine’s military has separately reported confirmed strikes on a Nebo‑U radar in occupied Crimea and on two radar sites in Belgorod region on April 13. (unn.ua) (intent.press) Those earlier confirmed Belgorod targets were an airspace-control radar near Mykolaivka and a Kasta‑2E near Lubyanoe‑Pervoye, according to Ukrainian reports. The new claim points to Volotovo, suggesting repeated pressure on Russian sensor coverage in the same border region. (unn.ua) (ukrinform.net) Achilles has also changed shape during the war. Its official site says the unit was expanded to the 429th Separate Regiment in January 2025, joined Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces in September 2025, and became a brigade on January 10, 2026. (achilles.army) That timeline leaves a naming gap in current coverage: Ukrinform described the formation as a regiment on April 27, while the unit’s own website says it became a brigade in January. The strike claim itself, though, was attributed to the same Achilles formation led by Fedorenko. (ukrinform.net) (achilles.army) Russia had not publicly confirmed the Volotovo strike in the sources reviewed by publication time. As with many deep-strike claims in this war, independent verification may lag behind the first battlefield videos and unit statements. (ukrinform.net) For now, the clearest verified point is the pattern: Ukraine is publicly targeting the radars that help Russia watch its border airspace, and Belgorod remains one of the main test zones for that campaign. (ukrinform.net) (unn.ua)