A cheap Ukrainian FPV drone struck a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system while it was in action
We recently wrote about how an FPV drone flew into the hatch of a Russian tank. Now a similar drone has been used to hit the TOS-1A Solntsepyok.
Here's What We Know
The Security Service of Ukraine's Special Operations Centre "A" used an FPV drone to engage the TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower system. If Russian propaganda is to be believed, it is the most powerful weapon in the Russian army's inventory, with the exception of nuclear weapons.
SBU special forces shot down the Russian "Solntsepyok” by FPV drone ????
- SB Ukraine (@ServiceSsu) March 8, 2023
Soldiers of the Security Service's Special Operations Centre A burned down the Russian important Soncepcenok flamethrower system right at the moment of its salvo.
The "World Army" is left without another "analogue". pic.twitter.com/DXjS1ZBKih.
What's interesting is that the FPV drone was able to hit the Solntsepyok right during combat operations. The video shows the kamikaze drone flying into a bag of ammunition. By the way, the cost of a full salvo is up to $150,000.
The TOS-1A Solntsepyok have been in use since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. As of mid-February 2023, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have destroyed at least nine of the flamethrower systems and captured four more units.
Source: @ServiceSsu
