Russian military channels released footage Sunday that they claim shows the destruction of a Ukrainian drone carrier over the occupied Kherson region.
The video, circulated on pro-Kremlin platforms, appears to show a Russian drone intercepting a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to launch and control multiple First-Person View (FPV) attack drones.
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An anti-aircraft drone shoots down a Ukrainian mothership.
The Russian boomerang UAV intercepts the Ukrainian drone carrier PD-2, which has two FPV kamikazes visible under the wing consoles.… pic.twitter.com/yYTs6yu2pf
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Ukraine is rapidly advancing its drone warfare capabilities with the development of so-called “mother drones.”
Each carrier can reportedly launch up to six FPV drones mid-flight, striking targets 10–30 kilometers behind the front lines, areas often shielded by electronic jamming or beyond the reach of standard drone operations.
This is the first Russian claim of intercepting an airborne drone carrier. Ukrainian officials have not commented.
