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In the Ukraine war, the defenders are relying on a new weapon: the Queen Hornet, also known as the "Queen of the Hornets." It could increase Putin's losses.

Kiev – President Volodymyr Zelensky describes the current war between Ukraine and Russia as "World War I with drones". In this trench warfare, Ukrainian and Russian armies are facing each other from well-fortified positions. The Ukrainian strategy aims to weaken the Russian armed forces until they have to abandon their positions. A decisive factor in this could also be the introduction of a new drone: Kiev will soon send the so-called Queen Hornet into the Ukraine war , reports Forbes . However, it is not yet in series production.

Queen Hornet becomes bunker buster in Ukraine war: Breakthrough in the fight against Russian troops The Queen Hornet is also known as the "Queen of the Hornets". It is an oversized, cheaper FPV drone that can destroy bunkers in the Ukraine war and is intended to significantly increase the attrition rate of Russian troops. Kamikaze missions are also said to be possible. According to reports, this drone represents a major advance in drone technology and is expected to play a crucial role in the defense against the Russian invaders in the future.

Ukraine War: Advanced FPV drones used against Russian tanks

The nonprofit Wild Hornets, which supplies drones to the Ukrainian armed forces, has already had success with small kamikaze quadcopters . These drones are effective at taking out Russian tanks, artillery and other vehicles. At a cost of about $500, they are inexpensive and fast enough to track Russian logistics trucks. There are videos showing them hitting off-road vehicles and combat troops on motorcycles.

One innovative step taken by Wild Hornets was the use of FPV drones as bombers. Their drones have more powerful engines than conventional quadcopters and can carry payloads of up to 2.5 kilograms. Instead of crashing directly into targets, they drop their bomb load and return to reload. According to Wild Hornets co-founder Dmytro Prodanyuk, these bombers can usually be used on ten to 30 missions. Reports from the Ukraine war show time and again how effective Ukraine is in drone warfare. In light of recent developments, the latest report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed that Kiev is using drones to put pressure on Russian troops on the Crimean peninsula, among others.

New drone in the Ukraine war: More power could increase Russia's losses

The new Queen Hornet has a payload of up to seven kilograms, meaning the drone can be used for more demanding missions in the Ukraine war. It is also affordable enough to be used in mass production for routine operations. The Queen Hornet also acts as an FPV carrier and can transport other attack drones to the target area. This increases the range of the Kamikaze FPVs from around 16 to 32 kilometers. This longer range is particularly useful for hitting Russian vehicles behind the front line in the Ukraine war.

The threat of FPVs has led Russia to keep its tanks far from the front line in the Ukraine war. The Queen Hornet's longer range means the tanks will have to be pulled back even further. ( jek )

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“I don’t know if I’ll get out of this or not, but at least to honor the memory of those who died like meat here because of certain individuals.” A contract soldier of the Russian Armed Forces recorded a video about the situation during the attack on Volchansk - out of 100 people, 12 survive

Contract soldier of the Russian Armed Forces Anton Andreev from the 5th company of the 1009th regiment told ASTRA about the operation of the Russian army to attack the Ukrainian Volchansk. According to him, out of his company of 100 people, only 12 remained.

The officers initially said that his company would be located on the border of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, but they were sent to Volchansk. But before the offensive, even before taking one of the strong points, some of the fighters were killed by artillery fire.

“The operation (capture of Volchansk) began at the wrong time. They started driving forward and forward. The mortars hit, and people are sent there. During the first night, half the company immediately died. Most of them are three hundred, thank God. Two hundred was also enough,” says the Russian soldier.

According to Andreev, the officers sent the soldiers to Volchansk lightly - only with bulletproof vests and machine guns. On the first night in the city, they managed to capture one of the streets, but then large-scale losses began - fresh groups from training units were unable to pass two houses, as they were suppressed by machine guns and finished off by drones. There was only one person left in one of the groups.

“You walk through the street, everything seems to be fine, but then you get caught up in a massacre - under machine guns, especially drones - they take out so many trains! And the command on the radio shouts “forward, forward!” You can't leave. When there are 5-10 people left from all groups, maybe they will let us retreat, but then it’s already half of the “300,” Andreev describes the storming of the streets in Volchansk.

With his video, the fighter would like to honor the memory of those “who died like meat here because of certain individuals. If we die here, we want to take revenge on those who are to blame.”

“They just chop us up and that’s it. They are sent under machine guns, under drones in daylight, complete meat. And just “forward and forward.” So I don’t know how I’ll wind my way, I won’t stay three or two hundred. Well, I understand that our leadership is given an order, but those who sit in Moscow are fucked,” says Andreev.

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🤲 Save your life - go to shelter!

❗️ For the International Children's Day, a social video was created in Ukraine, which reminds of the importance of not ignoring alarm signals.

🤝 Let's take care of the safety of our children together!

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The breakdown of the Russian convoy in the Kursk region💥

Recently, a very strange situation happened near our state border on the border of Sumy Oblast - a Russian convoy of freight transport rolled into a field.

Without a goal, because Russian kamikaze soldiers have only one way. The road to death.

Soldiers of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Malibu unit and the Wing to Hell of the 103rd OBrTRO defeated this column.

Some of the equipment escaped, some was destroyed. Including your drones.

We are currently actively providing FPV units for the border, so your 2 hryvnias will be very appropriate👇

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The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 03.06.24 (орієнтовно) t.me/GeneralStaffZSU/15145

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The reverse side of destroyed BUKs, S-300 complexes, self-propelled howitzers, etc.

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 02.06.24 (орієнтовно)

#NOMERCY #stoprussia #stopruSSiZm #stoprussicism #ВІРЮвЗСУ

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⚡️ DESTROYED 24 IMPACT UAVS

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On the night of June 2, 2024, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-K cruise missile from Crimea in the direction of the Kharkiv region, an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile from occupied Donetsk region, and 25 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from Cape Chauda (Crimea), Yeisk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk districts - Russian Federation.

💥 The strike was repelled by fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and radio-electronic warfare equipment was involved.

During the night, defenders of the sky shot down 24 "shahedas" in the Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Vinnytsia regions.

Thank you all for your hard work!

🇺🇦 Together to victory!

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🇺🇦 Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk

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cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/3069765

The United States faces a shortage of energetics and propellants for munitions

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Mil_in_ua on 2024-06-01 14:38:27+00:00.

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 01.06.24 (орієнтовно)

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🗡 Did I tell you that the M2 division is top? Here is another proof!

Soldiers M2 TsSO A SBU shot down the Russian reconnaissance UAV Orlan with the help of your drone.

It was a few weeks ago, but since the videos of such blows have already become public, it is worth showing you.

Because, first of all, you paid for it. And secondly, the appearance of a full-fledged anti-drone complex based on FPV is only a matter of time. Although it is not easy, it will definitely happen.

Then only more!

It's just a good excuse to throw it on the road 👇🏻

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⚡️ 35 MISSILES AND 46 ATTACK UAVS WERE SHOT DOWN

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On the night of June 1, 2024, the Russian occupiers launched a powerful air-missile attack on critical infrastructure facilities in various regions of Ukraine, using air-, sea-, and land-based missiles, as well as "Shahed" type UAVs.

❗️ In total, the enemy launched 53 missiles of various types and 47 attack UAVs:

• 35 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic aircraft (launch area - Saratov Region, airspace over the Caspian Sea - Russian Federation);

• 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (from Crimea);

• 1 "Iskander-K" cruise missile (from Crimea);

• 10 Kalibr cruise missiles (from the northeastern part of the Black Sea);

• 3 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles (from the airspace of the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region);

• 47 strike UAVs of the "Shahed-131/136" type (Prymorsko-Akhtarsk launch area - Russian Federation).

💥 Fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups and means of radio-electronic warfare of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy's air attack.

🔥 As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 81 air targets were shot down:

• 30 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;

• 4 Kalibr cruise missiles;

• 1 "Iskander-K" cruise missile;

• 46 attack UAVs of the "Shahed-131/136" type.

Russian terrorists do not abandon their intentions to destroy the fuel and energy sector of the state. The Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine are doing everything possible to prevent the enemy from achieving its goals on every part of the front.

Thanks to all the anti-aircraft defense units that repelled the rocket attack at night.

🇺🇦 Let's stay in line and together - to victory!

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🇺🇦 Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk

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❗️FPV з відеопередавачем VTX 2.5W вражає розвідувальний дрон «ZALA» 421-16E

❗️FPV with video transmitter VTX 2.5W impresses the reconnaissance drone "ZALA" 421-16E

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Friday (31 May) for NATO members to spend together ‘equitably’, €40 billion a year for Ukraine, giving up on his original multi-year plan, nevertheless assuring this will provide a long-term perspective for Ukraine. Arch LInk

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A mobilized man died after being blown up by a tripwire in the Kursk region

As ASTRA learned, the day before, Alexey M, mobilized from the Vladimir region, died in the border village of Gornal.

A 42-year-old resident of the city of Alexandrov was blown up by a tripwire and could not be saved.