Video: Border guards from the "Chimera" unit shot down a Shahid rocket at a speed of 290 km/h
Drone operators from the “Chimera” unit of the 105th Border Guard Detachment shot down a Russian “Shahed”-type jet-powered drone over the Chernihiv region. The enemy UAV was flying at an altitude of over two kilometers at a speed of about 290 km/h.
Despite the target’s significant altitude and high speed, the Ukrainian interceptor drone successfully caught up with and struck the enemy aircraft. Border guards released a video of the interception on the State Border Guard Service’s Telegram channel.
Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
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