This was announced on Facebook by the Air Force Command.
"Throughout the day on May 2, the occupiers' manned aircraft did not actually get within the range of the Ukrainian air defense. Instead, the enemy continues to launch missile strikes, increasing the presence of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine's airspace, spotting artillery fire and doing aerial recon. Over the past day, on May 2, the air defense of the Air Force and the Land Force shot down eight air targets – a Forpost and seven Orlan-10 UAVs,” the statement reads.
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The Forpost drone, downed by the units of South Air Command, is an expensive vehicle estimated at $7 million.
This is a licensed copy of the Israeli Searcher UAV. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, in 2019 all spare parts of the said UAV underwent import substitution, Russian software was installed, and the UAV is now able to carry a container with an ATGM missile. "Well, as you may have guessed, ‘it has no analogs!’" the statement by the Ukrainian military adds.
The Air Force continues to strike the occupiers’ forces from the air, inflicting powerful blows on the positions, convoys, logistics, and manpower of the Ruscist invaders.
Find more details on the theme in a publications by Defense Express:
Expensive russian "Forpost" UAV Down
How russia’s Orlan-10 UAV Falls: Warriors of Zakarpattia Brigade Showed How They Clearing Sky of Ukraine
Find more on the current details of Ukraine-russia war as well as russia’s combat losses in a publications by Defense Express:
Day 69th of War Between Ukraine and Russian Federation (Live Updates)
Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Resistance Movement is Growing, russian Forces Replenish Significant Losses
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