Russian Drone Downs Ukrainian Starlink-Equipped FPV Balloon at 10 Km - Military

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2026-10-06
MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - An FPV Ukrainian balloon equipped with a Starlink module has been downed at an altitude of more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) by a ramming attack of a Russian interceptor drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "An interceptor drone operator of the separate Varyag brigade of unmanned systems troops shot down a Ukrainian balloon, carrying an FPV drone with a Starlink module, at an altitude of more than......
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