The Pilot Of A Ukrainian Aircraft Shot Down A Russian UAV With A Missile

• 2.10.2026, 15:28

Eyewitnesses on the ground captured the moment of the aerial interception on camera.

A video has been posted online showing a combat mission by a Ukrainian pilot who shot down a Russian drone in mid-air with a missile. Eyewitnesses filmed the moment the enemy target was intercepted from the ground.

According to Censor.NET, the footage shows virtually the entire final stage of the aerial interception of the Russian UAV.

The footage shows a Ukrainian fighter jet approaching the drone and moving into its rear hemisphere. After reaching the attack position, the pilot launches the missile.

The video clearly shows the missile flying toward the Russian drone. A few seconds later, it hits its target, followed by an explosion in the sky.

“Our ace in a flashy jet takes down the Muscovites’ f***ing UAV with a shot into its rear hemisphere,” the authors of the post commented on the footage.