highway · Novorossiya · shoot down (трасса · новороссия · сбить)

According to the report, high-altitude aerial drones of the aircraft type (so-called heavy drones) sent by the enemy deep into Russian territory along the R-280 'Novorossiya' route were shot down by the air defense batteries of the VBP brigades 'Varyag' using small arms fire and aerial ramming. The drones identified include the Hornet (American-made), FP-1, 'Bober', and 'Maya'.

Consensus

Russian military forces destroyed high-altitude attack drones over the R-280 'Novorossiya' highway
The drones were of Ukrainian origin and included American-made Hornet drones
The drones were heading into Russian territory
The destruction was carried out by the Varyag brigade of unmanned systems

Points of divergence

The drones were targeted and destroyed between 00:20 and 02:00 MSK on June 30 — kommersant
The destruction occurred after the liberation of the settlement of Bogodarovka in Dnepropetrovsk region — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

Hornet attack drones shot down on the Novorossiya highway — Коммерсантъ
Russian Ministry of Defense reports destruction of American-made Hornet drones — Вести

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