Ukrainian military intercepts Russian drone in the sky using FPV drone (video)
Ukrainian FPV drone operators managed to intercept a Russian attack drone in flight in Kherson region.
The video of the interception was published on the unit’s channel.
Soldiers of the Ajax unmanned aerial vehicle system unit of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade shot down a Russian drone in the sky over the left-bank Kherson region near the village of Krynky.
To date, this is the first known case of interception of an enemy “wing” UAV using an FPV drone.
The video shows how a Russian attack drone detected in the air chases a Ukrainian drone, which manages to hit the target on the second pass.
According to the commander of the Magyar Birds unit, the Russians have recently started receiving the first batches of Krylo-type attack drones in this area. They carry a warhead weighing from 2.5 to 5 kilograms.
Judging by the image quality and the lack of secure communication, this drone was assembled from standard components for FPV drones.
The drone is made according to a standard aerodynamic scheme. It is equipped with a single propeller located in the nose of the fuselage and a camera underneath.
This arrangement makes it possible to obtain a longer flight range and maximum payload weight at a comparable cost to copter-type FPV drones.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian military also managed to intercept a recording from the enemy drone’s camera. Presumably, it was found by geolocation of the landscape and determining the direction of flight.
The commander of the Magyar Birds said that this was achieved thanks to the home-made Kulibin radar systems. He also noted that drones remain dangerous even after a fall and can explode.
In total, only from February 17 to 19, the territorial defense marines and a separate battalion of the Magyar Birds managed to track 83 drones, of which 57 were successfully neutralized.
