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CNN: Ukrainian military shot down Chinese-made drone

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CNN: Ukrainian military shot down Chinese-made drone

The Ukrainian military reportedly shot down a Chinese Mugin-5 drone on its territory. Donetskreports CNN.

According to an American TV channel, soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces led the journalists to the place where found the wreckage of a drone they said they shot down over the weekend with an AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifle.

The drone, according to the Ukrainian military, was flying at a very low altitude – close enough to be shot down with a pistol. Journalists also reported that a funnel formed in the ground where the drone fell.

Mugin-5 is made by a Chinese manufacturer based in the port city of Xiamen on China’s east coast. China. CNN notes that the drones are known as “Alibaba drones” because they were available for sale in Chinese markets for up to $15,000 on e-commerce platforms Alibaba and Taobao.

Mugin Limited confirmed to CNN that it was its own drone and called the incident “extremely embarrassing”. “We do not approve of the use. We are doing everything we can to stop this,” a spokesman for Mugin Limited told CNN.

Source: CNN and APE-MPE.

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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