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According to the military, the drone lost the control. Therefore, in order not t...

In the sky over Kiev, the UAV "Baracar" was knocked down - the Air Force of the Armed Forces

According to the military, the drone lost the control. Therefore, in order not to endanger the inhabitants of the capital, it was decided to knock it down with the help of mobile fire groups. The drone of Bayraktar TB2 was shot down on the evening of May 4 in the sky above Kiev. This was reported on Thursday, May 4, in the press center of the Armed Forces Command. According to the military, during the scheduled flight, the drone lost control.

The Armed Forces believed that the uncontrolled UAV flight in the sky over Kiev could lead to undesirable consequences, so they decided to knock it down through the calculations of mobile fire groups. "The goal is destroyed! It is a pity, but it is technique, and such cases occur. It is probably a technical malfunction, the reasons are established," - said in the message of the APS. It is noted that someone was not injured as a result of the breakdown.

Earlier it was reported that on May 4 in the sky above Kiev the forces of air defense were shot down by a drone, after which the video was immediately published on the network. According to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, a fire was promptly liquidated as a result of the fall in the capital.