Ukrainian service member has shot down russian S8000 Banderol aerial vehicle using a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). The interception was recorded on video and published by Ukraine's 138th Brigade.
The footage shows Ukrainian fighter launching a missile from a portable air defense system at an incoming russian aerial target. The target is identified as the S8000 Banderol, russian weapon designed for strikes against targets at considerable distances.
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According to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, the S8000 Banderol is a small cruise missile powered by a jet engine. Its classification distinguishes it from conventional propeller-driven attack drones, despite the fact that the weapon is also used as an unmanned strike platform.
As Defense Express previously reported, Ukraine's BTR-4E Bucephalus vehicle combines an approximately 20-ton armored hull, an 8×8 chassis, and a combat module armed with a 30 mm automatic cannon.
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