A Russian Okhotnik drone was shot down in the Donetsk region – features of the Okhotnik UAV

About this on the air 24 channels said military analyst Yan Matveev, suggesting that this drone could be a threat to Ukraine, but it all depends on the number of drones the Russians have.

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UAV “Okhotnik” can carry weapons weighing from 3 tons

At first it was known that it was shot down in the sky Russian planehowever, there is no information about the team. It fell on territory controlled by the Ukrainian military. After that, experts suggested it was a drone “hunter”.

Matveev noted that the main problem is that it is, in theory, stealth, but because it has not yet been “tested” with an engine that has a flat nozzle, but with a conventional large one, there are disadvantages in terms of the subtlety you want.

In general, this UAV is nothing amazing, it is a heavy jet drone, it is dangerous because it can carry weapons and has 8 suspension points. Apparently there is a video where this drone drops a 500-kilogram bomb. It can carry weapons weighing from 3 tons,
– noted the military analyst.

A drone could have deliberately shot down a Russian plane

Matveev noted that after the events in the Donetsk region on October 5, “Okhotnik” fully appeared above the front line. According to a military analyst, a Russian Su-57 or Su-35 might have been flying close to it, which could have shot it down.

Because, apparently, the drone lost control, the Russians were afraid that it would land somewhere in Ukraine, that it would be taken apart and searched. And if it is shot down, there will be only fragments, maybe in Russia they hoped that it would fall behind the front line in an occupied zone,
– thought Matveev.

The plane was at a high altitude

The most surprising point about this incident is that these two aircraft (which were initially called a drone and a plane) passed the front line at a high altitude. This, according to Matveev, means that the air defense did not find these objects in this place, or that there are not enough air defense systems, or that there is a special reason that the Armed Forces decided to Ukraine without burning them.

Because flying at such a high altitude in the frontal area is now fatal for any aircraft: both Ukrainian and Russian. Powerful air defense systems are deployed on both sides and are likely to be shot down,
– noted the military analyst.

For your information! Now yes 3 versions what happened near Konstantinovka on October 5. The Armed Forces of Ukraine may have shot down a Russian Su-25 or Su-34 fighter, or that the shooting occurred as a result of “friendly fire”. Another version is that the S-70 Okhotnik attack UAV was shot down by the Russian side as a result of its unsuccessful tests.