The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation first attacked Nikopol Dron-Kamikadze with night vision (photo)

The Russian drone broke the roof of a private house in Nikopol, which is located 6 km from the enemy positions on the opposite bank of the Dnieper. The authorities do not yet specify which model of the UAV used the enemy. On the night of January 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was launched across Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Dron-Kamikadze, equipped with a night vision. The device exploded by damaging private homes.

In addition, settlements under manganese were injured from the Russian blow. The details of the night shelling of the Russian Federation were reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Sergey Lisak in the Telegram-channel. Lisak stated that the Russians hit Nikopol Dron-Kamikadze. Only civil objects were injured as a result of the shelling. The official listed the damage caused to the Russians: damaged "two private houses, an outbuilding and a power line".

On the Marganets OTG, the enemy launched shells produced by heavy artillery. After the impact of the Russian Federation, no one was injured, Lisak wrote. The post of the head of the military administration of Dnipropetrovsk did not specify the type of UAV, which the Russians used in Nikopol. The mayor Yevgeny Yevtushenko provided more information. According to him, the city hit the Dron Kamikadze, equipped with a night vision.

The official noted that the enemy used a similar type of weapon for shelling of the rear city. Previously, all such cases were applied on the front line, the report of Yevtushenko. However, he did not indicate which model of UAV launched the Russians. Representatives of the authorities published two photos from the scene of the Russian blow, probably in Nikopol. The roof of the house was broken into the frame and the window frames were damaged.

It should be noted that the Air Force Air Forces Air Force reported on January 9, the threat to Dnipropetrovsk region was about the possibility of aircraft strike at 18:30. However, on the portal with air alarm signals, you can see that in Nikopol a signal of danger lasted nine hours (from 21:43 January 9 to 06:07 January 10). Meanwhile, the alarm was announced in the manganese community at 21:51 on January 9 and it was not canceled.

The distance from Nikopol to the positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the left bank of the Dnieper - about 6 km, from manganese - about 12 km. In November 2023, Focus reported that examples of use by the Russians with night vision were recorded on the front line in the east and south. According to the expert, such UAVs are equipped with quality digital cameras and "see" well in the evening twilight or in complete darkness.

However, he noted that they have not yet been equipped with thermal imagers. In December, it became known that the enemy continued to actively use drones with night vision. From the stories of the Armed Forces fighters, they became a "nightmare" because they prevent the wounded and deliver ammunition to the battle line. On January 5, the Ukrainian military spoke about receiving a new UAV party, which also can "see" in the dark.