Defense forces shot down an enemy Merlin-VR reconnaissance UAV in the Liman direction. This is the most expensive Russian drone, - OSGV Khortitsa
Category: Drones at war, PEGI 18
13 April 2025
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In the Liman direction, Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners of the 63rd brigade and artillerymen from the 45th separate artillery brigade destroyed an enemy reconnaissance UAV "Merlin-VR".
As reported by Censor.NET, this was reported by the OSGV "Khortytsia". "The gunners' pilots managed to get to the prey earlier, but the infantry drone managed to record rare footage of the downing of an enemy target at an altitude of several kilometers," the report says.
The military notes that the Russian reconnaissance UAV "Merlin-VR" is an experimental reconnaissance drone. Its cost is more than $300 thousand
The drone is capable of rising 5 km into the sky and staying in the air for 10 hours, flying 600 km.
