Ukrainian war. A Chinese drone was shot down in the east of the country

The Ukrainian army shot down the Chinese Mugin-5 unmanned aerial vehicle, which was produced in the east of the country, in Xiamen, reports the American TV channel. CNN: . The SBU, Ukraine’s intelligence service, told CNN that its agents infiltrating Russian-held cities after the invasion alerted it to the launch of the device. Then the soldiers of the 111th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces shot him dead. “According to the sound and light signal, the troops fired at the drone and shot it down.“Says one of the soldiers who claims that the plane flew at a low altitude, which made it possible to shoot it with AK-47 rifles.

The drone, which was carrying a 20 kg bomb, dug a crater during the crash. The bomb was defused by the soldiers, who provided the video footage of the explosion to television networks. Mugin Limitedwhich manufactures these drones, called it “deeply regret“This incident. Especially since its website states that its vehicles cannot be used for military purposes. However, this is not the first time civilian drones have been hijacked for military purposes.

“Cognitive-impact complex (i.e. locating the hit, then firing at the target, editor’s note) modernizes and consolidates by transitioning to drone logic, resulting in more efficient concentrations. The UAV functions as both a conventional artillery strike detection tool and a strike capability using tactical gear.Thibaut Fouillet, a researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Studies, emphasized in his latest post on the evolution of combat methods in the light of the Ukrainian war.

Last January, a Chinese Mugin-5 drone was shot down in the province (Administrative region of Ukraine, Ed.) from Lugansk, Donbass. If China, according to Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, assured not to supply weapons to Russia, Politico had access to the delivery of drones, assault rifles, but also body armor to Russia.