In Zaporizhzhya region, the Russian army destroyed an AFU hexacopter "Baba Yaga"

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of Stavropol paratroopers detected and destroyed a heavy drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) of the Baba Yaga type in Zaporizhzhya Region. The Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat mission on January 3.

The enemy drone was spotted during aerial reconnaissance. Having assessed the situation, the UAV operator decided to attack the enemy drone. With the help of a special device installed from below on the quadrocopter, it was possible to damage the propellers, after which the AFU weapon fell down and exploded.

The second UAV operator of the Stavropol Guards Airborne Assault Caucasian Cossack Regiment of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed the drone on the ground with the drop of a fragmentation VOG munition.

"The attack drones give us a point in advance where the 'Baba Yaga' is flying over or hovering over them," said the UAV platoon commander with the call sign "Santa."

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