Rare footage of the Ukrainian S-300V1 air defence system in action: missile launch and destruction of enemy aerial target. VIDEO

Rare footage has been published online showing the Ukrainian S-300V1 anti-aircraft missile system in action, firing a missile which, according to the author of the post, destroyed an enemy aerial target.

According to Censor.NET, the video shows the anti-aircraft missile in flight and its trail in the sky.

"Rare footage, a ‘Red Book’ beast in the hands of the Cossacks: the S-300V1 launches and accurately destroys an enemy aerial target," notes the author of the post.

The S-300V1 belongs to the family of Soviet S-300V anti-aircraft missile systems, designed for air defence and missile defence.