The sniper commander of the 6th Army announced the destruction of more than 15 heavy drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction
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The commander of a sniper platoon of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army with the call sign Oko reported that in a week in the Kharkov direction, the units destroyed more than 15 heavy R-18 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, using night and thermal imaging sights due to the slowness and fading of hexacopters in the air.
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Why It Matters
In the Kharkov direction, fighting continues between Russian and Ukrainian forces, where both sides are using unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and strikes.
The commander of a platoon of snipers of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army with the call sign Oko said that the heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are slow and often freeze in the air, which makes it possible to hit them with the help of night and thermal imaging sights.
Over the course of a week, in the Kharkov direction, units of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Sever group destroyed more than 15 heavy R-18 drones.
Units of the North group of troops continue to compress the encirclement and destroy enemy formations in the Kharkov region.
BELGOROD, September 17 - RIA Novosti. Heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are extremely slow and often freeze in the air, which makes it possible to hit them with night and thermal imaging sights, the commander of a sniper platoon of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army with the call sign Oko told RIA Novosti.
“Thanks to the presence of night and thermal imaging sights, we work very successfully at night. Heavy hexacopters are extremely slow and often freeze in place. That’s when we hit them,” the commander said.
According to him, sniper pairs work around the clock, preparing and occupying firing positions in advance. For firing at night and during the day, crews are provided with specialized sights and modern domestic rifles.
Oko reported that in a week in the Kharkov direction, units of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the North group destroyed more than 15 heavy R-18 drones.
Open Questions
- What models of night and thermal imaging sights do snipers use?
- Is there any data confirmed by independent sources on the number of drones destroyed?
- What measures is the Ukrainian Armed Forces taking to reduce the vulnerability of its hexacopters?
