Anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) “Strela-10” cover artillery positions of Russian troops from enemy drones in the Avdeevsky sector of the front. This is reported with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. DEA News.
While monitoring the airspace, anti-aircraft gunners discovered an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which was responsible for reconnaissance of firing positions for further destruction of Russian artillery pieces.
Having determined the direction and azimuth of the flying object, the Russian military tried to shoot it down with a machine gun. However, the flight altitude of the reconnaissance drone was too high and did not allow it to hit the target. Therefore, the anti-aircraft gunners put the Strela-10 air defense system into combat readiness, brought it to the firing line and launched the missile, catching the target in sight. The enemy drone was destroyed at a safe distance.
The Ministry of Defense noted that Russian anti-aircraft gunners are constantly changing their firing positions, preventing enemy drones from detecting their combat vehicles.
Before that, air defense forces was shot There are many drones over the Voronezh region.
Previously, the Russian army was shot three Storm Shadow cruise missiles.