“An unmanned aerial vehicle weighing about 100 kilograms was found on the outskirts of the Bogorodsky urban district near a garden partnership,” the source said. When falling, the machine collapsed, there was no fire.
TASS claimed that:
“A fallen drone of Ukrainian origin carrying 17 kg of explosive was discovered near the Zarya gardening co-op in the Bogorodskoye urban locality,” according to a law enforcement official.
Photo: Baza Telegram
The Baza Telegram channel claimed the aircraft was discovered by a woman on Sunday morning who had gone into the forest to bury her dead kitten. She reportedly believed it was “someone’s toy” and posted images of the wreck online, prompting a subsequent call to the authorities from someone who had seen it.
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is said to be a UJ-22 Airborn produced in Ukraine, measuring 3.5 meters in length. The sources suggest that the drone might have run out of fuel and crashed. Inside, approximately 30 bricks of 570 grams each containing explosive material were found. The Russian Telegram channel Baza claims that the UAV was likely equipped with C-4 charges.
Explosive experts were reportedly dispatched to the scene of the drone’s crash. The launch location is presently unclear, but as the crash site is from Moscow, the drone had flown at least 490 km from the Ukrainian border.
The developers of this drone claim it has a maximum operating range of 800 km, meaning that its one-way distance would be 1600 km. Defense Express assumes that these episodes are Ukraine’s attempts to understand how far the drone can fly, as well as to “test” the air defense of the Russian forces, especially near Moscow, where Russian authorities announced a brigade of air defense would be deployed, including S-500 systems.
