After 40 months, Putin finally realized and ordered the Russian military to fully upgrade its equipment, no longer relying on Soviet legacy. The Ukrainian army found that the drones used in the air strike on Kyiv this morning were actually missiles. Russia is abandoning old Soviet weapons and tactics, adopting new weapons and strategies.
The Russian military launched the latest version of the "Pansy-3" long-range explosive drone this morning, conducting a concentrated attack on Kyiv. However, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft artillery forces discovered that this time, the "Pansy-3" long-range explosive drones had undergone significant changes.
The "Pansy-2" drone could only reach a speed of 185 km/h, but the "Pansy-3" drone now has a speed of up to 400-500 km/h, more than doubling the previous speed.
Moreover, the "Pansy-3" drone does not use a piston engine, but instead uses a jet engine. The warhead's explosive power has also increased from 40 kg to 90 kg, and it can fly at thousands of meters altitude.
This is no longer a long-range explosive drone, but rather a cruise missile. The Ukrainian anti-aircraft guns and machine guns are hard to deal with such high-altitude and high-speed targets; only real surface-to-air missiles can effectively intercept them.
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