Ukrainian “anti-Shahed” An-28 has shot down 213 enemy drones using a machine gun and interceptor drones, — “Militarny,i” citing analysis of a report by The New York Times.

American journalists described the work of the so-called “Shahed hunter” — a converted civilian An-28 transport aircraft.

There are 213 markings on its fuselage for downed targets, mostly Shahed and Gerbera drones. Among them is also a rare target — the Russian Corsair UAV, at least one of which was shot down back in 2022.

Additional markings near some of the symbols indicate the use of interceptor drones. In April, it became known that P1-SUN interceptor drones developed by SkyFall were integrated into the An-28. The aircraft has at least three hardpoints under each wing, allowing it to carry up to six interceptors at once.

The aircraft is also equipped with an optical station for visual detection of aerial targets. To engage them, the crew uses a six-barreled M134 Minigun.

The An-28 crew consists of civilian pilots who voluntarily joined the defense of Ukrainian airspace.

Ground controllers guide the aircraft into areas where Russian drones are detected, after which the pilot and operator visually locate and engage the targets.

Славянское направление. Противник закрепился вдоль канала Северский Донец — Донбасс на участке между Малиновкой и Привольем. С высокой вероятностью далее последуют российские атаки для выравнивания линии фронта по каналу.

К западу от канала продолжаются бои за Марково. Российские подразделения сумели зайти в посёлок, но были встречены ударами БПЛА.

9 мая в парке Вечной Славы в Киеве.

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