The use of the anti-drone "Yolka" in the SVO zone was shown on video

July 5 2025 10 055 5

Russia continues to improve its defense measures against enemy air attack weapons. An interesting video from the Russian military has appeared on social networks, showing another use of an air defense drone or Yolka drone interceptor in the SVO zone.

The footage shows how, after launch and a short flight, the anti-drone Yolka performs a skillful kinetic interception of a Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV. It should be noted that the Yolka is used according to the “fire and forget” principle. The drone interceptor rams the target at speed with the striking part of the hull, critically damaging the enemy’s device itself.

Experts say that the Yolka is equipped with a modern target acquisition and tracking system with elements of artificial intelligence. It can accelerate to 250 km/h, has a range of 3 km, and a target engagement altitude of 2 km. This weapons system has been used in the military since 2024 and has proven its effectiveness. The military does not say much, but makes it clear that where Yolkas are, it is difficult for enemy FPV drones to operate on fiber optics.

The drone interceptor is designed according to an aerodynamic scheme with a central fuselage and two X-shaped rigidly fixed wings that do not have movable control surfaces, but are controlled by differential thrust of four electric motors of the tractor type, located in the rear part of the body. This arrangement makes the device very maneuverable.

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reefroof

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5 July 2025 22: 21

I'm going to ram
Sergei N

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6 July 2025 17: 07

I wonder if the "tree" is reusable or disposable?
1. Peace_Party
  
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  6 July 2025 23: 03
  
  At this speed, only needles remain from the tree :)
Kuramori Reika

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6 July 2025 20: 39

I think augmented reality glasses and some kind of radar at a distance would help in the fight against drones. We probably have outdated radars that are no longer suitable for intercepting fast targets, but they are quite capable of determining the location of a slow drone. If such a radar can determine precise geocoordinates, then displaying graphic information on glasses will not be a problem. And then let the fighter shoot down the drone with a gun.
usm5

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7 July 2025 10: 32

Dear, is this a Christmas tree? If such weapons were supplied en masse to the troops and departmental air defense of strategic facilities (airfields, factories, oil storage facilities, etc.), then the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike drones could be reduced by an order of magnitude. By the way, the Belarusians are already mass-producing a similar complex with detection and self-defense systems on a wheeled chassis. So the required weapons models exist, but there is also a sluggish, bureaucratic, dull-witted implementation system, which for some reason is never in a hurry.