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| Russian soldiers captured a Ukrainian exploding drone ‐ then it blew up and killed several of them |
| 2023-09-27 |
| [Kiev Post via Insider] Russian soldiers were inspecting a captured Ukrainian drone they had seized when it blew up and killed some of them, The Kyiv Post reported on Monday. It said the drone was a "kamikaze" model — long-range winged drones that explode on impact. A source in Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) told the outlet the Russian soldiers hacked the drone's control systems and were able to land it in Kursk, some 50 miles inside Russian territory. The group was inspecting and taking pictures of their "trophy" when it self-exploded, killing some of them, the source said. It is unclear how many died, but there were several senior people in the group, Kyiv Post reported, citing the intelligence source. Insider was unable to independently verify the report. In recent months, Ukraine has been targeting Russian cities with almost daily drone attacks. Their drones helped destroy a $500 million Russian air defense system and shut down Moscow-area airports. But Russia has been able to deal a blow to these efforts with its jamming technology, which is said to be getting better and better. UK think tank the Royal United Services Institute said in May that Ukraine could be losing 10,000 drones a month, mostly due to jamming. "Russia deploys the jamming technique a lot — they jam the GPS signals, they broadcast noise on the same frequency that GPS satellites work at so that the drones lose their direction," Steve Wright, a drone technology developer and expert, previously told Insider. Emphasis added para 5. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Taking selfies seems to be a dangerous pastime. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-09-27 12:19 |
| #7 They should have returned it to the sender. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-09-27 12:11 |
| #6 Which part of 'bomb' was difficult to understand? (Best yokel voice: "Hey Yevingy, go poke it with a stick...") |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-09-27 09:17 |
| #5 Initially, "disturbing" reports from the airfield in Kursk began to appear on Russian Telegram channels related to aviation. However, Russian authorities traditionally remain silent about what happened. According to sources in military intelligence, a powerful explosion occurred on the runway. The Russians intercepted a Ukrainian UAV near the airfield, and the drone supposedly "safely landed" on the runway. Afterward, the leadership of the aviation regiment and FSB officers arrived to inspect the "trophy" UAV. "When the delegation tried to examine the "trophy" UAV, there was an ammunition detonation," one of the sources explained. As a result, the dead and wounded were evacuated from the scene for an extended period. Those killed or injured during the explosion reportedly included: The commander of the 14th aviation regiment. One of his deputies. A group of aviation officers. A representative of the military counterintelligence of the FSB. Airfield personnel. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-27 08:50 |
| #4 Russian lack EOD? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-09-27 08:22 |
| #3 from yesterday |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-27 08:04 |
| #2 That's the same story - except it was supposed to kill a high russian officer then - from yesterday. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-27 06:43 |
| #1 Rule violated: "If you didn't put it there, don't pick it up." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-09-27 06:05 |