{"id":307,"date":"2023-10-11T04:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T04:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/?p=307"},"modified":"2023-10-11T19:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:54:47","slug":"upgraded-russian-drone-takes-out-ukrainian-jet-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/upgraded-russian-drone-takes-out-ukrainian-jet-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded Russian drone takes out Ukrainian jet (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Recent improvements to Moscow\u2019s kamikaze UAVs have allowed for longer-range strikes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A newly deployed Russian Lancet drone was seen making a direct hit on the cockpit of a grounded Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet, according to footage shared by war correspondent Andrey Rudenko.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist published a brief video of the strike on his Telegram channel on Tuesday, noting the attack took place at the Dolgintsevo airfield near the city of Krivoy Rog. Filmed from a bird&rsquo;s-eye view by another surveillance drone, the footage shows a loitering munition descending upon a Ukrainian war plane parked at the base, appearing to hit the jet dead-center.<\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;These images are notable for the fact that the Ukrainian fighter was destroyed by a new loitering ammunition with a range of up to 120 kilometers,&rdquo;<\/em> Rudenko added.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2023.10\/65262511203027748162b551.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Russian strike mirrored another operation captured on video late last month, when a Lancet drone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/583549-lancet-drone-fighter-jet\/\">successfully targeted<\/a> a grounded Ukrainian MiG-29 jet at the same airfield. Moscow has reportedly made upgrades to extend the range of the kamikaze UAVs in recent weeks, allowing them to deliver payloads to distant bases.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO.\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/eletron.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/651ef40a2030270ae05c032d.jpg\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/584112-ukrainian-drone-black-sea\/\">Ukrainian drone destroyed in Black Sea \u2013 Russian MOD<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Developed by Zala Aero, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov concern, two known variants of the Lancet are currently in use by Russian forces. A smaller model can carry 1kg of explosives and fly for 30 minutes, while a larger version can haul 3kg and fly for 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Though both were thought to have a range of around 40km, the weapon&rsquo;s developer recently announced <em>&ldquo;a number of innovations into the hardware and software complex of the Lancet unmanned system,&rdquo;<\/em> saying the improvements would enable longer-range strikes beyond <em>&ldquo;direct radio visibility.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent improvements to Moscow\u2019s kamikaze UAVs have allowed for longer-range strikes A newly deployed Russian Lancet drone was seen making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":311,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eletron.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}