Ukraine’s Big Boom FP-2 Drones Just Blew Up 4 Russian Orions Inside Their Crimea Hangar
As recently as last year, Ukraine concentrated most of its drone strikes directly over the front line; that’s changing
Ukrainian drones hit a Russian drone base in Crimea for the second time in six months
The April 2 strike on Kirovske air base inflicted more damage than the October raid, thanks to the heavier FP-2 drone
Responding to criticism, Ukrainian drone forces are escalating their attacks on Russian targets in the crucial logistical zone between 20 km and 200 km from the front line
Striking harder with heavier warheads, Ukraine’s medium-range attack drones are finally inflicting serious and lasting damage on Russian bases in the logistical zone, which extends from around 20 km to as deep as 200 km behind the front line.
Early in the morning on April 2, Fire Point FP-2 drones operated the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and Main Intelligence Directorate motored 165 km to strike Kirovske air base in Russian-occupied Crimea. The first-person-view FP-2s reportedly destroyed four of Russia’s Orion armed drones, a P-37 radar and a derelict ex-Ukrainian transport plane while inflicting heavy damage to the base’s infrastructure.
It wasn’t the first time the Ukrainians have hit Kirovske. The USF hit the base back in October without causing much visible damage. By contrast, the April 2 attack blasted holes in hangars and blew up four Orions, each of which ranges 1,400 km with an 1,150-kg payload.
“The precision of USF operations and their carefully planned execution are degrading the enemy’s military potential faster than it can be restored,” the USF boasted.