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B The network has video of the crash site of the large drone. Allegedly, the video was shot in the Kharkiv region and the drone was shot down by air defense. The drone was shot down near the border with Russia. The truth, whose air defense – Russian or Ukrainian – shot down a large drone – is not stated.
As MK Denis Fedutinov, an expert in the field of unmanned systems, said, judging by the burning fragments of the drone, its dimensions, as well as the shape and dimensions beams, the Turkish reconnaissance and strike drone Bayraktar TB2 was shot down. These devices are in the arsenal of the Ukrainian army.
– In Ukraine, there are very few options for drones of such large dimensions, manufactured according to the two-beam scheme, the expert said. – I believe that based on the footage shown, in terms of dimensions and the characteristic shape of the beams, it is safe to say that this is not a Russian Forpost, but a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 device belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
I agree with this in conclusion, experts from the “Military Informant” channel. They drew attention to the characteristic beam with red stripes, as well as the nature of the location of the fixed points of the weapons.
Bayraktay was actively used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the initial phase of our special operation. After that, our air defense “landed” the main part of these drones.
Bayraktars became widely known during the Karabakh war in the fall of 2020. They were actively used by the Azerbaijani army.
A drone shot down near Kharkiv could get our air defense systems. But it is possible that it was shot down by mistake by Ukrainian air defense crews. They already have a lot of downed planes and helicopters.