In the city of Vyshgorod in the Kyiv region, State Emergency Service rescuers defused cluster munitions from a Russian Shahed UAV using a robot. The work was carried out on the roof of a high-rise building, which was hit by a Shahed during a Russian attack on November 30.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
One of the Russian drones hit the roof of a high-rise building in Vyshgorod but did not explode. As a result, the damaged drone, its warhead, and 21 cluster munitions remained on the roof. Another dangerous “cluster” ended up in the courtyard of the building.
“All these explosive objects posed a critical threat to the residents of the residential complex, as the cluster elements are equipped with self-destruct devices and could explode at any moment,” the State Emergency Service said.
To defuse the cluster munitions, the dangerous area was cordoned off and residents of the upper floors were evacuated.
“To minimize risks, operators of robotic systems and UAVs used drones and a multifunctional robot in tandem, including on the roof of the building,” rescuers said.
The robot collected all explosive objects in a special container, which was then loaded into a pyrotechnic vehicle using a crane. All ammunition was neutralized by a controlled explosion at a special site.
