Ukraine's Defense Forces Wipe Out Russian Merlin-VR Reconnaissance Drone

2026-05-13 03:46:17

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Unmanned Systems Forces shared the information and released related footage on Faceboo.

The Russian Research Institute of Modern Telecommunications Technologies unveiled the Merlin-VR unmanned aerial vehicle in 2021. It is considered a relatively rare target, and according to open-source data, the cost of the system may exceed $300,000.

The Merlin-VR was designed for aerial reconnaissance in automatic and semi-automatic modes, including detecting positions, adjusting artillery fire, and monitoring the movement of personnel and equipment.

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As previously reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Yaroslavsky Oil Refinery in Yaroslavl and the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant in Russia's Astrakhan region.

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