Anti-aircraft gunners repelled an attack by UAVs of the Ukrainian Forces to Russian positions

Anti-aircraft gunners repelled an attack by UAVs of the Ukrainian Forces to Russian positions Soldiers of the anti-aircraft unit of the Center group of troops repelled an attack by militants’ UAVs on the firing positions of our motorized rifle units performing combat missions in the Avdeevka direction. Air defense crews carry out missions around the clock to destroy enemy reconnaissance and attack drones. In the event of a visual detection of an aircraft, anti-aircraft gunners work on it from the entire arsenal available in service, taking into account the height, range and type of UAV. In the fight against air targets, the crews of the 23-mm ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns, as well as the Igla man-portable air defense systems which, using missiles with an optical homing head, can hit air targets at ranges of up to 5000 meters, do a good job. In addition, anti-aircraft gunners use machine gun crews and small arms to destroy low-flying enemy UAVs and drones. Anti-aircraft units of the Cente... Source: Military Wave