May 03, 2023
Kremlin Drone Incident: Zelenskiy Denies Russian Claim Ukraine Attempted to Kill Putin
Source: The Guardian
Journalists: Dan Sabbagh, Pjotr Sauer
Samuel Bendett, a drone specialist with the Center for Naval Analyses in the US, said the video of what appeared to be the second drone raid suggested the craft had thin wings. That would point to an attack from a relatively sophisticated operator, he said, although not necessarily a state actor, using a drone such as a $9,500 (£7,500) Chinese-made Mugin-5.
Fixed-wing drones have longer ranges and flight times than simple and cheap quadcopters, and a craft such as a Mugin-5 can theoretically fly for seven hours at about 75mph (120km/h), making long-range operation possible.
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