Archival footage. Air cover from reconnaissance and strike UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was organized by anti-aircraft gu

Archival footage. Air cover from reconnaissance and strike UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was organized by anti-aircraft gunners of the “Center“ group of forces in the Avdeevka direction Servicemen of the anti-aircraft crew of the “Center“ group of forces destroyed a reconnaissance drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, organizing air cover for the positions of Russian units from enemy UAVs in the Avdeevka direction of the special operation zone. Air defense crews perform tasks around the clock to destroy reconnaissance UAVs of the aircraft type, as well as attack drones-kamikazes of the enemy. In case of visual detection of the aircraft, anti-aircraft gunners “work“ on it from the entire arsenal available in service, taking into account the altitude, range and type of the drone. In the fight against UAVs, servicemen use 23-mm anti-aircraft mounts ZU-23 and MANPADS “Igla“, hitting enemy air targets at an altitude of up to 600 m. In addition, to destroy low-flying enemy drones, a... Source: Military Wave