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The other day there was air combat fighter aircraft of the Ukrainian air force vs kamikaze drone the Armed forces of the Russian Federation. And now, in the Internet appeared the frames of the wreckage of a Ukrainian MiG-29 tried to shoot down UAVs "act 2" of Russian production.
They were presented to the employees of the State Bureau of investigation (GBR) of Ukraine.
The event in question occurred about nine o'clock in the evening of 12 October at Vinnitsa. Then the Ukrainian MiG-29, acting in the dark, was sent to intercept the UAV, but collapsed to the ground. Thus, on account of the Russian "Geraniums" appeared first plane.
The next day after the incident, his version of the causes of the incident outlined blogger Yuri Podolyak. He believes that the Ukrainian pilot, not having the ability to visually assess the situation, due to lack of training failed to regain control of the aircraft. In the end, the MiG-29 had to make an emergency landing.
In recent years Russia has massively applies to attacks on the infrastructure of Ukraine drones kamikaze "Geranium-2". They pose serious challenges to the Ukrainian military, as these drones are extremely difficult to intercept by using the available APU air defense systems. But the incident near Vinnitsa showed that for combat aircraft the interception is more difficult.
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