Russian 9S932-1 intelligence and control modules with 1L122-1E radar from Barnaul-T command system found by Ukrainian army

As largely documented by countless pictures and videos posted on many social networks, Ukrainian forces continue to capture, or at least stumble across, numerous examples of some of Russia's most sophisticated ground combat hardware, on top of impressive numbers of common tanks, armored and soft-skin vehicles, often completely destroyed by anti-tank missiles fired from the ground or by attack drones, if not by artillery and tank fires.
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Russian 9S932-1 MRU-B radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle, part of a larger system known as Barnaul-T, found by Ukrainian soldiers (Picture source: Twitter)

Last weekend, pictures emerged online showing a Russian radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle, part of a larger system known as Barnaul-T, that Ukrainian troops found during a counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Joseph Trevithick publishes in The War Zone, echoing various tweets from Ukrainians. The fact that this vehicle is intended to serve as a sensor, command and control, and communications node all rolled into one could make it a particularly invaluable source of intelligence for Ukrainian and foreign governments, as well as be a significant operational loss for Russian forces, Joseph Trevithick comments.

A Ukrainian unit reportedly found this vehicle relatively intact, also known by the nomenclature 9S932-1 and the acronym MRU-B, among other Russian vehicles and artillery pieces, in the town of Husarivka. The 9S932-1 is most readily identifiable by its 1L122 surveillance and target acquisition radar, which is mounted on the top rear portion of the hull and is folded down during transit. There was also a TZM-T dedicated reloading vehicle for the TOS-1A thermobaric artillery rocket launch system, another uncommon find.

Ukrainian forces appear to come across at least three examples of this particular component of the Barnaul-T system in the course of what has now been nearly five weeks of fighting. What looks to have been a second 9S932-1 was found in relatively good condition in the Kharkiv region sometime around March 12. A third one was captured near the capital Kyiv on or about March 3 and was apparently so pristine that it was then pressed into Ukrainian service in an unclear capacity, Joseph Trevithick reports.

Russian 9S932-1 MRU-B radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle, part of a larger system known as Barnaul-T, found by Ukrainian soldiers (Picture source: Twitter)

Russian radar-equipped 9S932-1 MRU-B air defense command post vehicle, part of a larger system known as Barnaul-T, found by Ukrainian soldiers (Picture source: Twitter)

9S932-1 intelligence and control module with 1L122-1E radar from Barnaul-T command system (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin)