The key facts

  • The Mangas hexacopter supplied fighters of the Vostok group with food, water, ammunition, a radio and power banks from August to October
  • The serviceman said that thanks to the drone 'at least a company of people' were saved
  • The device uses digital communication and amplifiers; its name comes from Buryat mythology

What the serviceman said

The new Russian hexacopter Mangas spent three months — from August to October — supplying fighters of the Vostok (East) group in the special military operation zone, delivering them food, water, ammunition, a radio and power banks. This was stated in the Voyennaya Priyomka (Military Acceptance) program on the Zvezda TV channel by a serviceman with the call sign Buryat. According to him, thanks to the device it was possible to save 'at least a company of people.'

Technical details and origin of the name

As reported by Gazeta.Ru, the instructor added that Mangas had already proven itself earlier in the special operation zone, when it saved several Russian fighters. The device uses digital communication and is equipped with signal amplifiers, which, according to him, allows it to cope with the most difficult tasks. Its design also reflects the drone's role: it has six motors, and its name comes from Buryat mythology, where Mangas was the name of a six-headed demon that hunted the souls of enemies.

Context

Earlier, on November 5, it was reportedthat scouts of the Sever (North) group directed aircraft at Ukrainian forces using a new silent ZALA Z UAV: it has a metal body and an almost silent engine, and its ability to maneuver at low altitude makes the device hard to detect. The Russian Defense Ministry also previously spoke about delivering cargo to the front line. Reports about the use of Mangas come from a single participant in a TV broadcast; publications contain no independent data on the scale of its use.