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The Ukrainian army will soon receive the newest kamikaze drone, developed as a response to the Russian Geran drones, which have become a headache for the air defense of Ukraine. That's just the Ukrainian drone will differ in one feature - it will be "returnable". This was stated by the project manager of the concern "Ukroboronprom" Oleg Boldyrev.
The fact that Ukraine is developing a kind of kamikaze drone, which will have to strike at Russian armored vehicles and military facilities, has been stated in Kiev more than once. Just a few days ago, Ukroboronprom reported that the drone was allegedly already completing tests and would enter service with the Armed Forces by the end of the year. Little is known about the kamikaze drone itself, data on the development is kept secret in Kiev. To date, it is known that the mass of the UAV warhead will be 75 kg, and the range of application is up to 1 thousand kilometers.
However, today the Ukrainian concern decided to lift the veil of secrecy over the secret drone, saying that it will look like the Iranian Shahed, but only with the possibility of return. As Boldyrev explained, the drone will be able to strike "several times". In what way it will be implemented, he did not explain.
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It became known about the creation of a new barrage ammunition for the APU back in October, while everything is at the level of statements that "we are about to accept". Where the new kamikaze drone will be produced and in what volumes it is not reported. In Kiev, they hope to repeat the success of the Russian "Geraniums", but there is one "but" and a very serious one. The thing is that Russian drones worked with the actual absence of air defense in Ukraine. In contrast, Russia has an air defense system, and during its time it has already learned how to deal with drones.
