The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 21 heavy hexocopters in the Sumy direction
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Crews of units of the North group of troops destroyed 21 heavy hexacopters of the R-18 type of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region in one day, which disrupts the plans of the Ukrainian army to strike Russian positions and disrupts their reconnaissance and strike activities, said the battalion commander with the call sign Veles.
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Why It Matters
During the fighting in the Sumy region, Russian units of the North group of troops are conducting operations to destroy Ukrainian air equipment and expand the security buffer zone.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Crews of units of the North group of forces destroyed 21 heavy hexacopters of the R-18 type of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region in one day.
The elimination of heavy hexacopters disrupts the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ plans to strike Russian positions and disrupts their reconnaissance and strike activities.
Units of the North group of troops continue to carry out tasks to expand the security buffer zone in the Sumy region.
KURSK, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Within 24 hours, crews of units of the Sever group of forces discovered and destroyed 21 heavy hexacopters of the R-18 type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region, the battalion commander with the call sign Veles told RIA Novosti.
“In just one day, 21 hexocopters of the R-18 type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in our direction. The elimination of heavy hexacopters disrupts the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike Russian positions and disrupts their reconnaissance and strike activities,” said the battalion commander.
According to the serviceman, the destruction of air targets was carried out by ramming using specially trained interceptor drones, as well as FPV drones with high-explosive fragmentation warheads and mobile fire groups.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The North group of troops will continue to destroy Ukrainian drones in the Sumy region using ramming methods and FPV drones
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Open Questions
- What is the total number of R-18 hexacopters that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have at its disposal?
- Will similar techniques be used against other types of drones?
- How does this affect the overall balance of forces in aerial reconnaissance in this direction?
