Units of Defense Forces shoot down rare russian drone in Kursk Oblast

On the afternoon of August 31, on the Kursk axis, the Air Forces shot down a russian Orion unmanned aerial vehicle.

The command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this in the evening of August 31.

Orion is a medium-altitude UAV with a long flight duration. It has been in service with the russian army since 2020.

On-board equipment is designed for visual, radar or radio technical reconnaissance with the possibility of long-term patrolling in a defined area.

Its weight is 1,150 kg, and combat load – 200 kg. It is possible to install up to four munitions of various purposes, including air-to-surface missiles.

The Air Forces have already shot down UAVs of this type on other axes.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on the morning of August 31, 24 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs were shot down over Ukraine, 25 of which fell on their own.