Posted on Dec 8, 2023
Ukraine's naval drone dodges Russian missiles in helicopter chase video
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Footage has emerged of a Russian military helicopter intercepting a Ukrainian naval drone, as Kyiv continues to wage an asymmetric maritime campaign that has forced Moscow's warships out of swathes of the Black Sea.
The video—shared this week on various social media sites and published on Telegram by Ukraine's Strana.UA outlet—shows what appears to be a Russian Mi-8 helicopter chasing down and destroying a Ukrainian naval drone, firing unguided rockets and machine guns at the system.
The Russian pro-war Helicopter pilot Telegram channel appears to be the first to have released the footage, claiming on Wednesday the video details the destruction of five Ukrainian naval drones "relatively recently." One drone was destroyed using unguided rockets, and the rest with machine gun fire, the channel reported.
The video—shared this week on various social media sites and published on Telegram by Ukraine's Strana.UA outlet—shows what appears to be a Russian Mi-8 helicopter chasing down and destroying a Ukrainian naval drone, firing unguided rockets and machine guns at the system.
The Russian pro-war Helicopter pilot Telegram channel appears to be the first to have released the footage, claiming on Wednesday the video details the destruction of five Ukrainian naval drones "relatively recently." One drone was destroyed using unguided rockets, and the rest with machine gun fire, the channel reported.
Ukraine's naval drone dodges Russian missiles in helicopter chase video
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..." July CNN report on Ukraine's naval drone program said the weapons weigh up to 2,200 pounds and can carry explosive payloads of up to 661 pounds. The unmanned vessels have a maximum range of around 500 miles and top speed of 50 mph.
Kyiv's "drone tsar," Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, told Newsweek in August that Ukraine's unmanned "naval fleet serves for conducting special operations, and for sure it has its role in the liberation of the temporarily occupied Black Sea coastal area."...
..." July CNN report on Ukraine's naval drone program said the weapons weigh up to 2,200 pounds and can carry explosive payloads of up to 661 pounds. The unmanned vessels have a maximum range of around 500 miles and top speed of 50 mph.
Kyiv's "drone tsar," Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, told Newsweek in August that Ukraine's unmanned "naval fleet serves for conducting special operations, and for sure it has its role in the liberation of the temporarily occupied Black Sea coastal area."...
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