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Russian forces reportedly shoot down Ukrainian drone with small arms fire
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 06:41 PM
Russian forces from the BARS "Kursk" unit reportedly shot down a Ukrainian drone at night using small arms fire. Fighters with the callsigns Lesnik, Magic, and Chelatano reportedly engaged the drone, causing it to explode in mid-air.
Video footage of the drone's destruction was shared by war correspondent Viktor Nosov.
Source
Reported by @boris_rozhin on Telegram.
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