Tkachuk estimated the cost of the Baba Yaga drones destroyed in a year at $80 million.

The Rubicon Center destroyed approximately $80 million worth of Baba Yaga drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a year. This was stated by Vladimir Tkachuk, the creator of the Upyr FPV drones and CEO of Uraldronzavod.

"During the year, 4 thousand multicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, mostly Baba Yaga. This is an expensive "bird". The estimated cost is about $20,000 apiece," Tkachuk told RIA Novosti.

He added that according to estimates, only one Rubicon shot down drones worth $80 million. He also noted that there are many more Baba Yaga drones destroyed in the special military operation zone, and most Russian unmanned units and air defense units are hunting for them. Tkachuk said that these drones are currently the basis of the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, therefore Baba Yaga is a priority goal.

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Earlier, on January 26, it was reported that the Russian military began using new UAVs with increased payload "Upyr-18" in Kupyansk and Konstantinovsky directions. It is noted that this type of UAV is capable of carrying a mine weighing 10 kg for tens of kilometers to destroy fortified dugouts and enemy positions. The increased payload capacity of drones also allows them to be used to supply units on the front line.

On January 22, the military personnel of the Center group of forces told how the calculations of the Molniya UAV of the Russian Armed Forces are working to identify and eliminate UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

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