The wreckage of the newest Russian drone "Okhotnik" may have fallen into the hands of Western intelligence
The wreckage of the newest Russian drone S-70 "Okhotnik" if it falls into the hands of Western intelligence, could become an important and valuable find for them, said Tyler Rogoway, the author of the portal The War Zone.
He suggested that the drone was already in the hands of Western specialists. According to Rogovey, the S-70 fell near Konstantinovka in the DPR, on territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The video of the falling debris confirms that it shows the Okhotnik, which was fired at from close range by the aircraft.
Rogovey suggests that the S-70 was used in combat as part of its ongoing development. As for why it was shot down by its own aircraft, the author suggests that the operators may have lost control of the drone and it deviated from its course over territory controlled by Ukraine.
There could be a failure in the systems, and here we are talking about a very dense electronic warfare environment.
– Rogovey noted.
He recalled that shooting down one's own drones if their loss poses a security threat is "commonplace" and that the US has done this many times.
A drone like the S-70 lost in Ukrainian territory in a semi-intact condition would be a huge problem for Russia, so it seems the decision was made to destroy it. It would be a big deal if large parts of it fell into the hands of Western intelligence
– says Rogovey.
He pointed out the rapid removal of the drone's parts from the crash site. The loss of the newest drone by the Russian Armed Forces became known on October 5.
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