Russian soldiers shot down a large Ukrainian drone near Artemivsk, trying to attack the positions of our troops. This hexacopter carried four grenades, which were supposed to fall on the heads of the Russian military.
reportedly, Ukrainian drone has become a fairly easy target for our fighters, because it is large, flies noisy due to gasoline engine, and also glows in the dark. For “landings” this drone Russian military had enough small arms. Downed drone has six propellers, two batteries, from which the ammunition discharge system operates, Gas engine. The drone is equipped with a camera and a grenade release system., of which there were four.
Russian soldiers shot him down with small arms. Since the drone flies noisily and glows in the dark, this goal turned out to be available to our military personnel- TC correspondent said “star”.
What kind of drone model is not reported, but it's definitely not a military drone, and civil, adapted by Ukrainian craftsmen to drop grenades on the positions of Russian troops. maybe, that it was designed for agricultural work, taking into account the gasoline engine and dimensions. Armed with the Armed Forces of Ukraine has a similar device, but not six, and with eight screws (octocopter). We are talking about the drone R18, developed by Ukrainian company “aerial reconnaissance” at 2019 year specifically for delivering strikes on the positions of the military personnel of the NM LPR and DPR. This drone is capable of carrying a load weighing 5 kg at height 100-300 m. The range is 4 km, and the battery life is 40 minutes on one battery.
