During an air raid involving Russian drones against Odesa region on May 29, Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed the latest jet drone, launched by Russian invaders, using an anti-aircraft missile system developed by specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (HUR)
The defense intelligence agency reported this on Telegram, publishing a corresponding video.
“On May 29, 2025, a mobile anti-aircraft missile system, fitted with R-73 missiles, developed by the defense intelligence agency of the Defense Ministry Ukraine with the support from foreign partners, was successfully used to repel a night-time enemy drone attack on Odesa region,” the message says.
The training of operators for the specified air defense system was conducted by Ukrainian military intelligence operatives.
“After detecting a Russian drone, our Security and Defense Forces hit the target – the enemy’s latest jet drone, likely a Dan-M, was destroyed: it plunged into the Black Sea,” the HUR wrote.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukraine’s defense intelligence posted footage of their combat mission in the temporarily captured territory of Zaporizhzhia region, where attack drones hit a Russian military train.
Source: Missile system designed by HUR downs Russia’s latest jet drone
