The Ukrainian army attacked the Russian army for the first time on 24 August with a new weapon, the Palianytsia drone missile. [Palianytsia is a traditional Ukrainian bun; this word is difficult for Russians to pronounce correctly, so it is used as a shibboleth – ed.]
Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Independence Day celebrations
Quote from Zelenskyy: "This is our new method of retaliation against the aggressor. The enemy has been defeated. I thank everyone who made it possible. All developers, manufacturers and our soldiers. I am proud of you. It will be challenging for Russia, and it will be even more difficult to say exactly what [missile or drone] struck. It is difficult to counteract but very easy to understand why [it was launched]."
Details: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says these are weapons of a "completely new class".
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ctrl-brk on August 24th, 2024 at 14:24 UTC »
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
They will be exporting their drone tech too NATO members as the industry leader as soon as they finish off Putin
Steelhorse91 on August 24th, 2024 at 13:56 UTC »
NATO: “Don’t use our long range weapons within Russia” Ukraine: “Ok, bez problem, we’ll make some”.
Ehldas on August 24th, 2024 at 11:24 UTC »
This is a new jet-powered long range drone, much faster and harder to shoot down.
It was used last night to destroy a large arms depot in Voronezh, which is still exploding this morning.
Pictures of one of the drones.