Official footage of the Air Force of Ukraine captured the combat operation of the Buk air defense system after its modernization under the FrankenSAM program. Previously, only photos of launchers with American AIM-7 missiles were publicly shown.
Today’s video shows the combat work of Ukrainian defenders to repel an attack on the night of December 22-23, 2025.
The first modernised systems delivered under the programme were reported in May 2024.
The video footage was the first to be posted on social media without any third-party “leaks” to record the use of the system during the repulsion of a massive combined Russian attack on the night of December 23:
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