The Chinese manufacturing company confirmed it was their UAV and called the incident “very sad”.
On the night of March 11, Ukrainian fighters shot down a modernized Mugin-5 drone made in China in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the American television channel CNN.
The SBU told US media that its agents based in Russian-controlled territory had warned about a drone launch headed for Ukrainian territory. The SBU alerted military units based near Slovyansk. Around 2:00 am, soldiers of the 111th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine heard the drone overhead and even saw a light flashing on the UAV. The defenders opened fire on him with AK-47 assault rifles.
The Ukrainian military showed journalists the destruction of a drone that turned out to be a Mugin-5 drone made by a Chinese manufacturer in the port city of Xiamen.
The Mugin-5 is referred to by some as the “Alibaba drone” because it can be purchased for $15,000 on Chinese websites including Alibaba and Taobao.
Manufacturing company Mugin Limited confirmed to CNN that this is their drone. In addition, this incident was called “very sad” there.
Experts noted that the armed commercial drone does not have a camera, that is, it cannot be used for surveillance, and, in fact, it looks like a “silent bomb”. From a military point of view, the drone is cheap, and its use by the aggressor country once again proves that “the Russian Federation is not a superpower, as the world thought about it.”
Experts believe the drone has been upgraded. In particular, a bomb trigger made from 3D printed parts is seen here.
As reported on February 26, Chinese authorities are considering the possibility of providing the Russian Federation with lethal weapons. However, no final decision has been made yet. This information was confirmed by CIA director William Burns.
Biden promised China a tough response in the case of arms supplies to Russia
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Source: korrespondent
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