A photo circulating on the internet shows a combat vehicle from the Gibka-S anti aircraft missile system mounted on a Tiger armored platform, captured in a special military operations zone. The image was shared through a Telegram channel known as Military Observer, drawing attention to its rarity and the setting in which it appears.
The Telegram post describes the image as a rare glimpse of the Gibka-S air defense system based on a Tiger chassis, highlighting its deployment within a special military operations zone. The description emphasizes that this is an uncommon public allowance, since such materials have not been widely published in the past and are only now making an appearance through the channel cited by the post.
Reports indicate that at the end of the previous summer there were public disclosures about the use of these air defense systems by Russian forces. The post notes that the accompanying photographs had not been released before and only recently became available, as reported by a major Russian newspaper that referenced the material for the first time.
In late December, Russian forces are said to have conducted an air defense engagement described as a defeat by fire against an IRIS-T system originating from Germany, in a special military operations zone inside Ukraine. The alleged attack location is described as approximately 25 kilometers behind the front line in the Kherson region, underscoring the evolving dynamics of front line exposure and the reach of integrated air defense components in contested areas.
Earlier, another incident is mentioned in which a Lancet drone reportedly destroyed a Stormer air defense system in the vicinity of Yuzhnodonetsk, illustrating the mixed assortment of air defense platforms and unmanned capabilities involved in the broader conflict.