FPV interceptor operators of the Sever group shot down more than 600 R-18 Baba Yaga drones in three months
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FPV interceptor operators of the North group of troops destroyed more than 600 heavy R-18 drones (Baba Yaga) over three months in the Volchansky Cauldron area in the Kharkov region thanks to round-the-clock surveillance and timely guidance of the interceptors.
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Why It Matters
In the area of the “Volchansky Cauldron” in the Kharkov region, fighting is taking place, where unmanned systems of both sides are used. The North group of troops conducts defense and counter-offensive, using FPV drones to intercept enemy vehicles.
FPV interceptor operators of the Sever group shot down more than 600 heavy R-18 drones (Baba Yaga) over three months in the Volchansky Cauldron area.
24-hour duty of air surveillance and reconnaissance posts allows for timely detection of enemy aircraft.
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. FPV interceptor operators of the Sever group shot down more than 600 heavy R-18 drones, known as Baba Yaga, over three months in the Volchansky Cauldron area, the commander of the interceptor drone unit with the call sign Sapsan told RIA Novosti.
“Unmanned aerial systems units of the 11th Army Corps of the North group of troops destroyed more than 600 R-18 hexacopters, better known as Baba Yaga, over several months in the Volchansky Cauldron area,” the military man said.
As the commander noted, round-the-clock duty of air surveillance and reconnaissance posts allows for timely detection of enemy aircraft. After detecting a heavy drone, the information is promptly communicated to the command and crew of FPV interceptor drones. The reconnaissance drone operators accompanied the target along the entire flight route and adjusted the actions of the interception team.
He noted that thanks to a high level of training, significant flight hours and experience, the operator destroys an enemy drone by ramming or remote detonation of high-explosive fragmentation and cumulative warheads. The detonation of ammunition completely disables the main components and assemblies of enemy hexacopters.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The North group will continue to increase the number of intercepted drones by improving the skills of operators and expanding the surveillance network
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What types of R-18 drones were shot down?
- What is the interception efficiency as a percentage of the total number of targets detected?
- Is there any data on enemy losses due to the destruction of these drones?
