Thanks to the skill of the defenders of Ukraine, drones that were lost in location appear every day in the report of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on repelling the next russian combined air attacks. For example, on the night of February 20, 80 enemy drones were shot down as well as 78 were lost in location out of 161, that is, only three such drones could not be countered.
Over the past few days, several videos have appeared on the Internet, showing how russian Shahed-type UAVs are found without traces of damage from anti-aircraft weapons, right on the ice of reservoirs. In particular, one of these drones was found on the Kiev reservoir.
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It is worth noting that the video shows not the usual Shahed-136 or Geran-2 UAVs, which are manufactured at the enterprise in the city of Alabuga in Tatarstan, but a drone of the " КЦ" series, which is manufactured elsewhere in russia. This is indicated by the propeller covered with carbon and the engine with a starter, which is no longer installed on drones of the "Ы" and "Ъ" series.
Let us recall that the "Ы" and "Ъ" series denote drones manufactured in Alabuga, while the "К", "КБ" and "КЦ" abbreviations denote drones manufactured at the Kupol plant in Izhevsk.
Defense Express also received from its own sources footage of another Shahed UAV, which was also found on the ice of one of reservoirs somewhere in Ukraine. This drone also shows no signs of being shot down by anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, or a ground-to-air missile. Apparently, this drone, marked "КЦ", was suppressed by electronic warfare.
Judging by the available photographs, even within the same batch of Shahed/Geran drones that have been used by the enemy recently, engines by different manufacturers are installed. It can also be noted that the quality of dron production at the Kupol plant in Izhevsk is significantly higher than at the plant in Alabuga.
As Defense Express reported earlier, New War&Sanctions Dataset Revealed Foreign Components and Latest Shahed-136 Modifications
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