Ukraine shoots down new Russian Chernika drone on Zaporizhzhia front for first time – video

Ukrainian troops have destroyed a Russian Chernika (Blueberry) drone for the first time on the Zaporizhzhia front.

Source: Heneral Chereshnia (General Cherry), a Ukrainian defence company, on Facebook

Quote: "Russia launched Chernika. Zaporizhzhia met it with a Cherry [interceptor drone]. Chernika, a new attack platform that Russia is actively using against frontline regions, has been destroyed on the Zaporizhzhia front for the first time."

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Details: The company said the drone was intercepted by the Posipaky unit from the 39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and by soldiers from the Khortytsia brigade of the National Guard using a General Cherry AIR interceptor drone.