Russian drone guiding artillery shot down in Mykolaiv region

ROMAN PETRENKO  – SUNDAY, 26 JUNE 2022, 09:24

On the morning of 26 June, servicemen from Pivden [South] Air Command discovered and destroyed an operational-tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.

Source: Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with reference to Pivden [South] Air Command 

Details: It was reported that this Russian UAV was used to conduct air reconnaissance and artillery guidance in Mykolaiv Oblast.

The military has stressed that the threat of missile strikes remains and asks people not to ignore the air-raid sirens.

Background: Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have downed a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle that was carrying out supplementary target reconnaissance following Saturday’s missile attacks by Russian forces.

A similar UAV was shot down on 24 June.