Reports from a Russian volunteer unit, Bars-10, indicate they shot down a Czech-made Primoco One drone over the area of the former Kakhovka reservoir. The event, described by the platoon commander with the call sign Saturn, is said to have unfolded following intelligence from aerial scouts about a light aircraft progressing toward Energodar.
According to Saturn, the team visually identified the drone and used man-portable air defence systems to eliminate it. The UAV crashed in the swampy terrain of the old reservoir. Despite the difficult landscape, the unit moved to recover the wreckage and brought the damaged drone to safety for further assessment. The recovery operation required crossing mined and bombed zones, a reminder of the dangerous conditions in the region. Ultimately, Bars-10 personnel secured the drone and conveyed it toward a safer location for examination by military technicians.
The Primoco One, a reconnaissance and surveillance platform introduced by the Czech Republic in 2020, is designed to operate across diverse environments. Its reported shot down status adds to a list of contested aerial assets encountered in the conflict area. Observers note that ongoing drone activity in this theater underscores the evolving role of unmanned systems in modern warfare and the strategic importance of timely intelligence, protection, and discovery of aerial reconnaissance platforms.
In related context, prior incidents highlighted the destruction of an earlier generation unmanned combat asset, demonstrating how escalating threats on the battlefield continue to shape defensive and recovery operations alike. Attribution for such events remains challenging in the fog of conflict, stressing the need for verification and careful assessment by independent analysts and defense experts.