Ukraine’s forces shoot down Russia’s new AI-powered drone in Donetsk region

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Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a Russian autonomous V2U drone equipped with artificial intelligence in the sky over the Pokrovsk agglomeration.

The 7th Air Assault Brigade Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

Thanks to AI, this type of drone is capable of autonomously searching for and selecting a target. It weighs 3.5 kg, and its flight duration is up to one hour.

Russian invaders began actively using the V2U in the war against Ukraine at the beginning of this year.

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As reported by Ukrinform, DIU soldiers recently detected and destroyed three high-cost air defense systems in temporarily occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, and in occupied Crimea.

Illustrative photo: gur.gov.ua