The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down two Russian Lancet-3 kamikaze drones

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 04.08.2022, 21:09
The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down two Russian Lancet-3 kamikaze drones

Ukrainian servicemen destroyed two Russian Lancet-3 kamikaze drones at once.

What we know

Both barrages were shot down in the Mykholaiv region. This is reported by the operational command "South". The kamikaze drones tried to attack the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Note that the AFU has already destroyed at least four drones of the company ZALA AERO GROUP. The first drone was shot down in mid-July, and about the second one we found out a week and a half later.

"The Lancet-3 can fly in horizontal flight mode at 110 km/h. The range of the UAV is 40 km. The kamikaze drone reaches a speed of 300 km/h when attacking the target. The drone weighs 9 kg and can carry a payload of 3 kg.

Source: Operational Command South.

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