Contents tagged with drone
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Top Russian UAV commander killed near Moscow in Ukrainian Intelligence operation
Russian Colonel Alexey Kolomeytsev has been reportedly killed near Moscow. According to sources, Kolomeytsev headed the 924th State UAV Center of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Interfax-Ukraine reported that Kolomeytsev was eliminated in the early hours of September 27 in the Moscow region. The report cites a source in Ukrainian military intelligence.
Kolomeytsev was allegedly involved in training specialists in the use of UAVs, particularly operators and support staff for Shahed-type kamikaze …
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Top Russian drone operator and former Israeli soldier, ‘Mossad’, killed by Ukrainian Forces in Luhansk region
Anton Vydra, one of Russia’s top UAV operators, known by the call sign "Mossad," has been killed by the Ukrainian military. Surprisingly, he once served in the Israeli army and could have obtained an Israeli passport, but chose to fight and die for Russia in Ukraine. The news of his death was reported by the Russian news outlet "Vot Tak".
The death of this "MGU philosophy student" was reported public on September 26. Vydra was involved in drone operations for the "Ghost" brigade, which was …
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Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov criticizes government's drone procurement failures amidst frontline shortages
Ukrainian military journalist Yuriy Butusov hosted a live broadcast addressing the contentious issue of Mavic and Autel drone supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. These commercially available Chinese-made quadcopters play a crucial role on the front lines, providing not only tactical reconnaissance but also the capability to attack enemies by dropping grenades.
During his broadcast, Butusov revealed that from August 16 to September 16, 2024, the Ministry of Defense supplied the army with …
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Ukrainian cyber specialists disrupt Russian drone control system
On February 8, 2024, the Russian troops reported a major malfunction in their drone control system after Ukrainian cyber specialists carried out another successful operation, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
This application, the Ukrainian intelligence officials note, is used by the Russians to adapt DJI drones for use in combat operations. Among other things, the application allows drone operators to:
- Configure control pads and create new ones;
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Drone with Russian markings crashes in Poland
The district prosecutor’s office in Olsztyn in northern Poland is investigating a case involving a large drone with Russian-language inscriptions which fell to the ground on a private farmstead in Kętrzyn, roughly 30 km from the Russian border, Polsat News reported.
On August 31, Polish Border Guard representative Miroslav Aleksandrovich announced that the case had been transferred to the district prosecutor’s office in Olsztyn for consideration.
“The collected material is currently being …
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US drone conducts reconnaissance flight over the Donbas
The strategic American unmanned surveillance aircraft RQ-4A Global Hawk made a reconnaissance flight along the line of demarcation in the Donbas on Sunday, July 16, reported Interfax news agency with reference to websites that monitor flights of military aircraft.
It was noted that during the flight, a long-distance drone with the call sign UAVGH000 flew from north to south along the line of demarcation in the Donbas for hours without crossing it. The drone flew at an altitude of 16,700 meters. …
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Rostec: Russia has weapons to defend against the new US micro-drone swarm
On March 12th Interfax.ru reported that the CEO of the State Corporation Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that Russia has weapons to use against the swarm of tiny drones recently demonstrated in the US.
"The JSC company, Radio-Electronic Technologies, has created a system of electronic warfare which renders the control systems of these drones useless." The installed radio electronic equipment burns down and the drone becomes just a piece of metal," he said in an interview with Vesti Nedeli, which …
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A US drone conducted a reconnaissance mission over the Donbas
On Tuesday, February 7th, a strategic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the U.S. Air Force RQ-4A Global Hawk with the call sign UAVGH000 conducted another reconnaissance flight along the demarcation line in the Donbas, as stated by Western websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
According to their data, the drone was flying from the north to the south along the boundery line of Ukraine with the so-called DPR and LPR, but without crossing it. The reconnaissance vehicle was flying …