The drone, initially considered a Russian UAV, was introduced down by a missile over the middle of town.
The Ukrainian army shot down one of its own Bayraktar TB2 drones over Kyiv yesterday night, Might 4, 2023. In keeping with an announcement later launched by the Ukrainian Air Drive, the TB2 was on a scheduled flight when management over it was misplaced and it was determined to shoot it down “because the uncontrolled presence of UAVs within the sky of the capital might result in undesirable penalties”.
The incident occurred round at 20:00 (17:00 GMT), with air defenses taking pictures on the drone for 15-20 minutes earlier than efficiently taking it down. Earlier than the Ukrainian Air Force launched the assertion, images and movies began circulating on-line, with many arguing if it was an episode of pleasant hearth, with Ukrainian troops mistakenly firing on their very own drone, or if the drone introduced down was a Russian Korsar UAV, which could be very comparable in look to the TB2.
#Ukraine: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 UCAV was shot down by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile over Kyiv in an instance of pleasant hearth. pic.twitter.com/r9m11PfXND
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Officers stated they’re investigating how they lost control over the drone. “It’s a pity, however that is expertise, and such instances occur,” the assertion stated. “It’s in all probability a technical malfunction, the explanations are being established.”
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In keeping with stories, each missiles and small arms hearth had been employed to shoot on the drone, which didn’t seem to hold weapons. The crash of the TB2 precipitated some fires, which officers stated had been shortly put out and nobody was injured or killed within the course of.
Stefano D’Urso is a contract journalist and contributor to TheAviationist based mostly in Lecce, Italy. A graduate in Industral Engineering he is additionally learning to realize a Grasp Diploma in Aerospace Engineering. Digital Warfare, Loitering Munitions and OSINT methods utilized to the world of army operations and present conflicts are amongst his areas of experience.
