Ukrainian R18 drones worth $20,000 destroyed Russian equipment worth $130,000,000

Ukrainian R18 attack drones continue to justify every hryvnia invested in them. Or a dollar.

Even the most profitable companies can envy the efficiency of invested funds.

What is known

Ukrainian non-profit organizationAerorozvidka states that every $1 spent on the creation of drones turns into $670 losses for the Russian army. The attack drone itself costs approximately $20,000. R18 drones have destroyed $130,000,000 worth of Russian military equipment since February 24, 2022. In particular, approximately 30 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles worth $1,000,000 apiece.

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R18 is a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicleapparatus, in the development of which the military participated. The project started in 2017, and in 2019, the multicopter began bombarding enemies at the front. After the full-scale invasion of Russia, for the first time, an UAV was used at the Gostomel airport.

It can counter enemy assetselectronic warfare and is equipped with a thermal imaging camera that allows it to operate at night. To attack, the R18 uses RKG-3 cumulative anti-tank grenades or RKG-1600 bombs.