The key facts
- According to expert Yuri Knutov, Hornet drones independently recognize targets, and images of medical vehicles, fire trucks, and buses have allegedly been added to their memory
- The drone is electric, launched from other carriers or balloons, and equipped with a Starlink terminal for transmitting footage
- It was previously reported that a drone attacked a car in the Kherson region, wounding a woman and her 19-year-old son
Expert's statement on drone tactics
Ukrainian forces are using American Hornet kamikaze drones with artificial intelligence to attack civilian transport when there are no military targets nearby. This was stated to NEWS.ru by Yuri Knutov, director of the Air Defense Forces Museum and military expert. According to him, such drones are capable of independently recognizing objects and selecting targets.
How the drone is built, according to the expert's description
Knutov described the drone's technical design: it is electric, launched from other carriers or balloons, and simply falls once its charge is depleted. Images of armored vehicles, military vehicles, and servicemen are loaded into its memory. The drone carries a small Starlink terminal which, according to the expert, is used not for control but for receiving footage from the camera and monitoring the results of the strike.
Claim about added images of civilian objects
Knutov claims that, at Ukraine's request, the Americans allegedly added images of medical vehicles to the drone's memory, as well as fire trucks, school buses, and regular buses. When there are no military targets, the drone, according to him, strikes civilian objects. This information comes from the expert's statements and is not confirmed by independent sources in the publication.
Attack in Kherson region
It was previously reported that a Hornet drone of the Ukrainian armed forces attacked a car and wounded a woman and her 19-year-old son in the Kherson region. According to the report, the woman suffered injuries to her left thigh and hip joint, while her son received a shrapnel wound to the back with penetration into the abdominal cavity.
