The 9K37 Buk is a surface-to-air guided missile system developed in the late 1970s. The weapon was indeed constructed in 1979 to replace the aging 2K12 Kub system from the previous decade.

The destruction of each anti-aircraft system is harrowing for the Kremlin. In a month, the Russians lost six 9K37 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft systems, which are responsible for air defense over distances ...