Cheap Ukrainian FPV drone hits Russian “Solntsepyok” right during combat operations (video)
We recently wrote about how an FPV drone flew into the hatch of a Russian tank. Now, the same drone has been used to destroy a TOS-1A Solntsepyok.
The Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine used an FPV drone to destroy a heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A “Solntsepyok”. According to Russian propaganda, this is the most powerful weapon in the Russian army’s inventory, with the exception of nuclear weapons.
Спецпризначенці СБУ знищили FPV-дроном російський «Сонцепьок» 🔥
Воїни Центру спецоперацій «А» Служби безпеки спалили російську важку вогнеметну систему «Сонцепьок» прямо в момент її залпу.
«Друга армія світу» залишилась без ще одного «аналоговнєту». pic.twitter.com/DXjS1ZBKih
— СБ України (@ServiceSsu) March 8, 2023
Interestingly, the FPV drone was able to hit the Solntsepyok right during combat operations. The video shows how the kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle flew into a package of ammunition. By the way, the cost of a full salvo is up to $150,000.
TOS-1A Solntsepyok has been used since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. As of mid-February 2023, the Ukrainian Defense Forces had destroyed at least nine flamethrower systems and captured four more.