UAV event in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kryvyi Rih area, Ukraine on Wed 1st November 2023

1st November 2023

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A video that made its way to Russian social media last month reveals that a second Ukrainian warplane has been struck by a Russian kamikaze drone while at an airbase. And unlike the first recording released, this strike clearly destroyed its target—an Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack jet of Ukraine’s 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade.

The recording shows footage from the forward-looking camera of what appears to be a Lancet-3 kamikaze drone diving towards the Ukrainian jet, which was parked at Dolgintsevo airbase near Kryvhi Rhi. There’s also footage from a second drone observing the strike—likely an Orlan-10, or similar surveillance aircraft.

The Lancet plummets squarely into the Frogfoot jet and explodes, causing a fire that eventually consumes the jet.

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Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( Kryvyi Rih area )

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