Exploded close to A-50: Taganrog could attack UAV "February" Armed Forces, Details (Photo)
The attack could be carried out by the "February" AFU, capable of flying up to 1000 km. Defense Express experts told about the details of the Taganrog incident. Experts noted that in Taganroh there is a "Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after GM Beriev" (Tank named after Beriev). In the workshops of the complex repair the aircraft A-50 of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
In addition, it is here that they try to build a new aircraft-A-100, which will have a broader opportunity for long-range radar detection. Another direction of work of the plant is the manufacture of aircraft-amphibians Be-200. OSINT investigative D. Mojavensis made a geolocation of a night attack. The indicative place of hit is the point with coordinates 47. 1909, 38. 8736. 900 meters northwest of this point on satellite photos, made on February 29, were noticed A-50.
Experts published photos with fragments of UAVs found in the Tula region of the Russian Federation in March 2024. They also reminded that similar debris was found in Lipetsk region. According to the Russian Federation, it could be the fragments of the Ukrainian drone "February". Meanwhile, the Roszmi Astra showed the wreckage of drone found in Taganrog - the exact coordinates are not indicated. It is emphasized that officially about the readiness of UAV "February" in Ukraine was not reported.
The possibility of its existence became known on November 22, 2023. The "February" layout was noticed on the desktop by the Deputy Minister of Strategic Industry Anna Gvozdyar. In addition, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that in Ukraine really develop a drone with the name - this happened in October 2023, experts wrote. "February" is a drone called "Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2". It is claimed that it can fly up to 1 thousand km.
The main purpose is the discharge of explosives into military facilities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It can also fulfill other missions, that is, it can be "multiple", wrote on Defense Express. It should be noted that on the night of March 9 it became known about the massive attack of Ukrainian drones in the Russian regions. At night, the local governors were confirmed in the Rostov and Belgorod region.
In the Rostov region, that is, during taganrog and Morozovsk, the air threat lasted one and a half hours, the official said. In the morning of March 9, the Russian Defense Ministry reported a night attack. The Russian command assured that it knocked down all 47 UAVs that were threatened with military facilities. Most drones were neutralized in the Rostov region - 41 pcs. It is assured that no destruction is fixed.