Anti-aircraft gunners shoot down Russian Kartograph drone over Mykolaiv Oblast

Friday, 2 September 2022, 11:53

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER, 11:53

An anti-aircraft missile unit of Ukraine's Air Force shot down a Russian drone in Mykolaiv Oblast.

Source: Press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The Air Force's anti-aircraft missile unit eliminated a Kartograph drone [the Russian reconnaissance drone - ed], which is part of the Ptero multi-purpose drone complex family; the UAV was downed over Mykolaiv Oblast on 2 September at about 09:00.

The photos released by the Air Force show a camera with 12 lenses designed to create terrain plans.

The Air Force reiterates that the Russian occupiers try to carry out aerial reconnaissance of Ukraine's south almost every day, actively using operational and tactical UAVs of various types.

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