This post updates the Google Earth file with my most recent estimate of the status of Russia's early-warning and space surveillance radar network. The file can be downloaded here: RussianEarly-warningRadars2026.kmz (it's covered by this Creative Commons license). Note that the size of the radar fans does not necessarily correspond to detection ranges.
The current status of some of the radars is uncertain. One example is the Voronezh-DM1 in Olenegorsk (68.091632 34.326424). The most recent image on Google Earth is from 2021 and it shows a largely completed facility. It is also not clear if the older Dnepr at Olenegorsk is still in operation.
One recent addition to the network is a space surveillance Razvyazka radar in Chekhov, which began operations in the summer of 2023.
At least one radar site, Armavir, was attacked by Ukrainian drones on 23 May 2024. The attack appears to have damaged both Voronezh-DM radars located at the site. It is not known whether the radars have resumed operation after the strike. There were also reports about an attack on the Voronezh-M radar in Orsk on 26 May 2024. It is not clear, however, whether the radar site was damaged.
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