The newest russian S-70 Okhotnik [Hunter] heavy aircraft was shot down in Donbas.
Ukrainian volunteer Serhii Sternenko released footage of the wreckage of this heavy drone, Militarnyi portal reported.
It was shot down near the town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk Region.
Air-to-air missiles were seen in the sky before the aircraft fell.
Presumably, the newest S-70 Okhotnik lost control and was shot down by a russian fighter
"The plane that overtook the second was powered by 2 jet engines, the one that crashed was powered by one and had full tanks," a Ukrainian military officer said.
This explains its appearance behind the front line and the hasty actions of the fighter jet, which launched an air-to-air missile at an already uncontrolled drone.
Work on the Okhotnik program has been carried out at the russian DKB Sukhoi since 2011. The drone is built according to the "flying wing" scheme.
According to the developers' plans, the UAV will be used to strike enemy targets without entering the range of its air defense systems of manned aircraft.
The device will be able to carry missiles and aerial bombs with a total weight of up to 2.8 tons in the internal weapons compartments.
Its length is 14 m, wingspan is 19 m, the take-off weight of the drone is more than 20 tons.
According to unconfirmed data, the flight range of the russian aircraft will be about 6,000 kilometers.
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