For The First Time, AFU Fighters Shot Down The New Russian UAV Berdysh

• 13.05.2026, 11:47

Video of the interception has surfaced.

Fighters of the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the AFU shot down the newest Russian heavy drone "Berdysh". This was reported in Facebook by the Operational Command "South" of the AFU.

According to the OC "South", the UAV operators of the Legion unit of the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the AFU distinguished themselves, in particular. This new heavy drone was used by the Russian occupiers for logistics and strikes on Ukrainian Defense Forces positions.

Ukrainian operators used the drone to intercept the Berdysh and destroy it in the sky. The occupation army of the Russian Federation started using the Berdysh from 2025. To be more precise, from the end of 2025. At that time, Russian media reported that the Russian army received the first batch of new heavy drones.

This drone was developed by "Uraldronzavod" in 2024, taking the Ukrainian attack drone "Baba Yaga" as a basis. "Berdysh" is made according to a modular scheme. It can be used for strikes, reconnaissance, for logistical purposes, as well as for the installation of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. Its payload capacity is 20 kg, and its range is 25 km (cargo weighing up to 20 kg is delivered to a distance of 15 km). It should be noted that so far the Ukrainian Defense Forces have not yet shot down the Russian Berdysh UAV. In any case, there is nothing about it in open sources.