Video of the other one getting hit. Why no fireworks like the other one... lol... maybe the tubes were empty. pic.twitter.com/YqeRjTjI2k
— Chebureki Man (@CheburekiMan) April 27, 2023
Russian forces have started using a new tactic to destroy Ukrainian SAMs.
— LogKa (@LogKa11) April 25, 2023
Shahed/Geran drones fly towards Ukrainian SAMs and act as bait. This reveals the location of the SAM, which are then destroyed by Lancet kamikaze drones - Ukraine press director Alexei Dmitrashkovsky. pic.twitter.com/CjvJ5GYieF
EurAsian Times: Russia’s Lancet UAVs ‘Wreak Havoc’ On Ukrainian Military; Reports Say Four S-300 Launchers, One Anti-Aircraft Gun Destroyed
As intense combat rages in Eastern Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces claimed to have destroyed several high-value targets, including Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems with its famed ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone.
Over the past day, the Russian Armed Forces said they destroyed four S-300 launchers in the Kherson region and a Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of Lancet loitering ammunition.
During the strikes, 14 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, and ten were injured, a representative of the region’s emergency services told reporters.
“Yesterday, four S-300 launchers and a Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun were destroyed near the city of Kherson by strikes from Lancet unmanned loitering ammunition, 14 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died, ten were injured,” he said.
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WNU Editor: It looks like there are some interested parties/buyers for this drone .... Ukrainians Selling Parts of Downed Russian Lancet Kamikaze Drones (Defense Post).
This blog has always stated/predicted that future warfare will involve the extensive use of drones to fight it. We are now seeing it at play in the Russia - Ukraine war, and from both sides.
More News On Russia’s Lancet Kamikaze Drones
Russians destroy first German Gepard anti-aircraft gun system in Ukraine with Lancet drone -- Army Recognition
Lancet kills five air defense systems (S-300s and Gepard) in 24h -- Bulgarian Military
Russian Lancet-3 drones alter the shoot and scoot advantage of Western artillery in Ukraine -- Frontier India