“It was collected somewhere here”
The drone, fragments of which were found in New Moscow, was most likely launched from Russian territory. Military expert Air Defense Colonel Yuri Knutov, in a conversation with MK, did not rule out that the wreckage could have been planted.
Yuri Knutov
Recall that on Tuesday, March 28, fragments of a drone were found near the railway tracks in New Moscow. They were found by a resident of the village of Svitino while walking with a dog. They were located about a hundred meters from the railway.
The estimated wingspan of the fallen drone is two meters. The slogan used by Ukrainian nationalists is written on the body, and the drone itself is painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. It is possible that the drone was made in a handicraft way from wood and foam.
According to military expert, director of the Air Defense Museum Yuri Knutov, most likely, the drone was launched from the territory of Russia:
— A lot depends on the type of drone. It's hard to tell from the photos what model it is. But, most likely, this is a drone of not very long range, and it could not fly to Moscow. This means that it was assembled somewhere here, nearby, and they tried to launch it from here. It is possible that our electronic warfare equipment disabled it, and therefore it fell. To understand what characteristics it has and what it is, you need its exact dimensions and composition of equipment.
The military expert also doubted that the drone had a warhead, and he posed a real threat to population.
— If there was a combat warhead, then in the photographs we would see a funnel and the fragments would scatter differently than in the photo. At the same time, if our electronic warfare equipment landed him in such a way that he did not stick into the ground, but sat down smoothly, then perhaps there was a warhead. But in this case, it is also home-made, possibly made of plastite.