In the context of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the popular activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko has announced important progress in Ukrainian defense against Russian drones thanks to your initiative ‘Heavenly Knife’focused on acquiring and deploying FPV (First Person View) drones, has allowed the shooting down of more than 400 Russian reconnaissance drones.
The project aims toneutralize Russian reconnaissance drones that operate in areas far from the battle lineswhere they collect critical information and coordinate attacks with ballistic and long-range missiles, such as the Lancet. These drones are also used for assess damage from attacksgiving them a key role in Russian military operations.
Impressive campaign results
Sternenko has highlighted on his social networks that the results of the initiative have been better than expected: “Just six months ago, such a result seemed incredible, but now it is a reality: our soldiers, with your help, as part of the ‘Heavenly’ program Knife’ now 406 enemy drones have been shot down“. These are all the devices brought down thanks to the project:
- 211 drones Zala.
- 137 drones Supercam.
- 46 Orlan drones.
- 7 drones Lancet.
- 5 of other models.
These data reflect only the impact of the systems acquired by the Sternenko initiative. However, Other organizations and volunteers in Ukraine are also actively involved in similar efforts. According to , More than 1,000 Russian drones have been neutralized in total through the use of FPV drones.
The main objective of the Ukrainians is the Zala dronessince these not only perform recognition tasks, but also guide Lancet missiles towards your objectives. These attacks have caused serious damage to Ukrainian military equipment, such as artillery systems and tanks.
However, thanks to efforts to intercept them, Sternenko assures that The frequency of Russian attacks in rear areas has been significantly reduced, decreasing tenfold. Additionally, less combat use of Lancet missiles has been observed.
“Each of these unmanned aerial vehicles could target a missile, an aerial bomb and artillery. Lancets also cannot fly without Zala. Thank you for this help to the army!“says the activist.
