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Ukraine's Nemesis Brigade says new ZIRKA drone downed Russian jet drone
Original: Ukraine’s 412th Nemesis Brigade says its RETRO crew used a new auto-guided ZIRKA interceptor drone to shoot down a Russi
Ukraine's 412th Nemesis Brigade says its RETRO crew used the new auto-guided ZIRKA interceptor drone to shoot down a Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drone at an altitude of 3,500 meters, with the target travelling at roughly 400 km/h. The claim highlights Kyiv's growing fleet of automated interceptor drones designed to counter faster Russian attack drones.
Why now: Ukraine's use of auto-guided interceptor drones against faster jet-powered Russian drones marks a notable step in drone warfare
Ukraine412th Nemesis BrigadeZIRKAGeran-5Russia
Evidence
- Ukraine’s 412th Nemesis Brigade says its RETRO crew used a new auto-guided ZIRKA interceptor drone to shoot down a Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drone at 3,500 meters. The target was flying at roughly 400 km/h. # Ukraine · noelreports@mstdn.social · 1
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