A Ukrainian kamikaze drone that was hijacked and landed at the Khalino airfield in Kursk exploded while being inspected by Russian air regiment members and FSB personnel, killing several of them.
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Ukrainian UAV was successfully intercepted using radio-electronic warfare techniques and landed on the runway of Khalino airfield
The drone exploded while being photographed and inspected by the air regiment leadership and FSB members
Several members of a Russian air regiment and their security service counterparts died in the explosion
Russians are imitating the construction of defensive structures in Kursk Oblast along the border with Sumy Oblast
Aerial reconnaissance shows almost all strongholds are deserted with no personnel or equipment, and most are overgrown with bushes
There are facts of theft at the fortifications, which suits both the corrupt local governor and the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Extracted: 2026-03-06T11:07:54.012Z
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