MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA – JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS
The Russian military has damaged or destroyed 54 combat vehicles, pieces of military equipment and posts of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone using Lancet loitering munitions between March 9 and 15.
The Ukrainian losses, all documented in video by Lostarmour.info, were:
- 17 main battle tanks;
- Eight self-propelled howitzers, including one Polish-made Krab, one British-made AS-90 and two American-made M109;
- Six towed howitzers, including two American-made M777;
- Two towed mortars;
- One self-propelled mortar, and American-made M106;
- Four armored personnel carriers, all Dutch-made YPR-765;
- Two infantry fighting vehicles;
- Two military engineering vehicles;
- Two high-mobility vehicle, including one American-made Humvee;
- Two anti-aircraft guns;
- Two naval vessels, including one American-made 40 Defiant;
- Two radar stations, including one American-made AN/MPQ-64F1;
- One electronic warfare system, a Ukrainian-made Khortitsa;
- Three posts.
The Lancet was developed by the ZALA Aero Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s defense giant Kalashnikov Concern. The company produces two versions of the loitering munition, the Izdeliye-52 with an endurance of 30 minutes and a one-kilogram warhead and the larger Izdeliye-51 that has an endurance of 40 minutes and is armed with a warhead weighting three kilograms.
The loitering munition flies towards the designated area with a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. After arriving in the area, the operator utilizes an onboard electro-optical system via a two-way data-link to detect, track and lock on the target. A laser-ranging system then controls the detonation of the warhead.
Ukrainian attempts to stop Lancet loitering munitions with air defense fire, electronic warfare or countermeasures have been mostly unsuccessful.
The Russian military is employing Lancet loitering munitions than before. Last month, Lostarmour.info documented a record 162 strikes, while the number of documented strikes this month so far has exceeded 90. It’s worth noting that many strikes remain classified.
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last update–after sniffing glue in hospital tom learned on tucker carlsen show that russia is superior and he had 54 brain infarcts—he slobbers and drools but neurologist hopes he can return to working for kremlin and humiliating amerikan clown
i not see nuthing wrong with loitering. i loiter around our schools everey day, no buddy say nuthing to me.
veteran hero medal to general lancet
last years on french tv, anchors, jews and nato experts were unanimous : russia has less than 100 lancets loitering munitions, it cannot bé a décisive weapon. fucking clown….
huh? daenmark tv say only 50 drones und dey take chips frum nintendo to make , so sanctiuns make quik work und russland give up by first rainy day.
what french tv know dat we no know?
if i were ukraine, i’d issue a ticket for loitering to all those drones.
one video compilation please. posting 20+ seperate videos is crazy, it’s like getting a million popups all at once, nearly killing the browser’s buffering load in one shot.