Ukrainian UAV operator Bayraktar TB2 with the call sign “Odessa” gave an interview to The Times, in which
What told
Russian S-300 system spotted by Ukrainiandrone near the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. A missile was fired at the UAV and the pilot immediately lost contact with it. A few hours later, the drone returned to the landing strip on its own. It turned out that shell fragments had made a hole in the “bird,” but this did not prevent it from returning to base. As a result, Bayraktar TB2 was repaired and it continued to fly combat missions.
“I saw a rocket launch and explosion nearby and lost contact. We were very upset because we thought we had lost the drone.”
Let us remind you that Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish drumoperational-tactical UAV with an internal combustion engine and a pusher propeller. The drone has up to 4 guided munitions. It is capable of staying in the air for 12 to 24 hours. The maximum control range is up to 150 km. By the way, yesterday, July 8, one Bayraktar TB2 Vanagas arrived in Ukraine. It was given to us by the people of Latvia, who in a few days raised almost €6,000,000 for the purchase.
Source: The Times