You may have come across a video that has been circulating widely on social media in recent weeks, showing what appears to be a portable military system intercepting a drone and sparking speculation about its origins.
A review of the accompanying captions reveals conflicting claims. Some posts describe the technology as a Ukrainian-made drone interceptor, while others insist it comes from Russia.
The claims attributing the system to Ukraine are misleading, as the device shown in the video is the Yolka drone interceptor, an unmanned aerial vehicle developed in Russia to counter small aerial threats.
It's been used by Russian forces to intercept Ukrainian drones during Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
What is the Yolka drone interceptor?
