The Ukrainian military managed to capture the Russian reconnaissance drone “Granat-4” on Tuesday.
#Ukraine: The rarely seen Russian reconnaissance UAV Granat-4 recently fell from the sky and was picked up by Ukrainian forces. It seems that this is the first loss of this type in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/3dq7bZwy2c
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) November 8, 2022
Although Ukrainian Pravda notes that this is likely the first publicly known case of the capture of a Russian drone of this type in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the well-known website Oryx, which monitors military equipment and casualties on both sides of the war in Ukraine, claims that this is the second such a loss for the Russians.
List of aircraft losses during the Russian invasion in 2022 #Ukraine uD83CuDDF7uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6
Russian losses updated:
– 2 Granat-4 UAVs (captured)
– 1 UAV “Orlan-10” (captured)Full list: https://t.co/5JxYI4wXtU
— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) November 8, 2022
Fighters of the Kharkiv Separate Territorial Defense Brigade say that the aircraft was unable to reach the positions of the Ukrainians and fell “in the gray zone”.
The Granat-4 UAV has a maximum take-off weight of 30 kg, a maximum payload of 3 kg, a length of 2.4 m, a maximum speed of 145 km/h, and a flight range of up to 70 km.
Drones of the Garanat family are developed by the Russian defense company Izhmash-Unmanned Systems.
Source: Hot News RU
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