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Ukraine’s MICH 2000 Drones Just Took Out Two Sukhoi Fighters

Scratch an Su-34 and an Su-35

Oct 05, 2026
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A MICH 2000 motors toward Khanskaya air base

by DAVID AXE

On the night of Oct. 4, Ukrainian drones swarmed Khanskaya air base in southern Russia 200 miles from the front line in Ukraine. When the sun rose and satellites got a close look at the base, it was apparent the drones had destroyed two parked Russian fighters. Analysis group AviVector concluded they were a Sukhoi Su-34 and a Sukhoi Su-35.

If video from the ground is any indication, the drones in question were MICH 2000s, which are fast becoming specialists among Ukrainian one-way attack drones. Specialists in striking Russian air bases.

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