Drones used in Kursk airfield attack developed by SBU — NV Sources
According to NV’s law enforcement sources, the cardboard drones used to strike a military airfield near Russia’s Kursk on Aug. 27 were developed by Ukraine’s SBU security service.
Ukrainian Telegram channel Operatyvnyi ZSU later published video footage of the UAVs being tested in the field. NV was able to verify the authenticity of the video.
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Our contacts confirmed these drones are “invisible” to enemy radars. Testing demonstrated that upon detonation, the shrapnel covers an area large enough to damage a large aircraft.
With the help of these cardboard drones, SBU’s military counter-intelligence unit attacked the airfield in Kursk on the night of Aug. 27, sources say. They managed to damage four SU-30 aircraft and one MiG-29, as well as target a S-300 air defense radar and two Pantsir air defense systems.
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On Aug. 27, several powerful explosions were heard near Kursk. The next morning, the Russian Defense Ministry declared that they had successfully shot down enemy drones while the local governor reported a drone hitting a residential building.
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Satellite images of the military airfield near Kursk after the drone attack later appeared online.
On Aug. 30, Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) announced that it has carried out an attack on the Kursk airfield in collaboration with SBU counterintelligence.
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