# Ukraine claims drone 'costing a few thousand dollars' obliterated a $50m Russian Buk-M3 AA missile launcher system in seconds

> Ukraine's State Border Guard Service says its Phoenix unit destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 launcher with a single low-cost droneThe strike is one of many rather than a first, with Ukraine claiming dozens of Buk systems of…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/ukraine-claims-drone-costing-a-few-thousand-dollars-obliterated-a-usd50m-russian-buk-m3-aa-missile-launcher-system-in-seconds?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a67f6cbe4c177ff2a976cb0)
- **Published:** 2026-07-28
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #surface #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a67f6cbe4c177ff2a976cb0

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