The Security Service of Ukraine has released new footage of the destruction of Russian strategic aircraft.
The SBU reminded that 41 Russian strategic aviation aircraft were destroyed, many of which were completely destroyed. The rest will require extensive repairs.
The released footage shows FPV drone strikes on four Russian air bases: ‘Olenya, Ivanovo, Diagilevo and Belaya. The affected aircraft include A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22, Tu-160, as well as An-12 and Il-78.
During the operation, modern UAV control technology was used, which combines autonomous artificial intelligence algorithms and manual intervention by the operator.
‘In particular, due to signal loss, some UAVs switched to performing the mission using artificial intelligence along a pre-planned route. And after approaching and contacting a specific target, the combat unit was automatically triggered,’ the SBU explained.
The estimated cost of the destroyed equipment is more than $7 billion.