The crew of the Mi-24 helicopter from Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation (JFO) has downed a Russian-made Orlan-10-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near the town of Lysychansk in Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine.
“At 08:09, an air target was detected by radio-technical facilities, previously identified as an Orlan-10-type unmanned aerial vehicle, which is in service with the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The UAV was maneouvering, performing obviously a reconnaissance flight from Lysychansk to Sievierodonetsk. The air defence forces on duty were put on alert immediately. Commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Nayev made a decision to involve the Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter to destroy the target,” the JFO press service said on October 13.
Source: unian