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Drones were also used extensively during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [25] Ukraine made extensive use of TB2s and other designs against Russia in 2022. [ 25 ] They also used octocopters to drop anti-tank grenades at night.
[15] [16] On 4 August, the Olenegorsky Gornyak was attacked by naval drones during the night, near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, leaving the ship listing heavily to port. [17] The Russian Defence Ministry said that three Ukrainian naval drones were destroyed on 1 and 2 September 2023, while attempting to crash into the Crimean Bridge. [18]
The first pilotless aircraft were built during World War I. From a suggestion that A. M. Low’s expertise in early television and radio technology be used to develop a remotely controlled pilotless aircraft to attack the Zeppelins [11] [12] a remarkable succession of British drone weapons in 1917 and 1918 evolved.
On 14 February 2024, several MAGURA V5 drones were used to attack and sink the large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov near Alupka in Russian-occupied Crimea. [9] The sinking of the ship has been confirmed by Russian sources. [10] [11] On 5 March 2024, MAGURA V5 drones were used in an attack that sank the patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Kerch ...
Ukraine has used drones in strikes against Russian military infrastructure, [156] [157] [158] such as in the ongoing strikes against Crimea, [159] and has been accused by Russia of being responsible for the Kremlin drone attack and the 30 May 2023 Moscow drone strikes, but has denied responsibility in both cases. [160] [161]
The Robin Radar System has been used in the Ukraine-Russia war to aid Ukrainian military forces in locating incoming Russian weaponized drones, Brost told ABC News.
[160] [161] Both Ukraine and Russia used commercial DJI drones extensively during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [162] These civilian DJI drones were sourced by governments, hobbyists, international donations to Ukraine and Russia to support each side on the battlefield, and were often flown by drone hobbyists recruited by the armed forces.
Speaking at a defense summit in Kyiv this week, Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems said, “Today, we can already shoot down aircraft with this laser ...