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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat mod. |
| Owner/operator: | Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukrainian MoD) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grozny, Republic of Chechnya -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A modified Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat light sport aircraft crashed in Grozny, Republic of Chechnya. The aircraft had been used as an ersatz unmanned attack aircraft.
The Aeroprakt A-22 is known to have a range of around 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi). Other interceptions of Aeroprakt aircraft in Russian airspace revealed that these aircraft were likely being used for clandestine missions, operating from the NE of Ukraine, about 1,200km from the site of the attack. These aircraft are chosen due to their small size, short-field performance, and small radar cross section.
The incident was acknowledged by Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic.
Sources:
https://t.me/breakingmash/60047
https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/5327
https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/198759
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1868200365805674839
https://vk.com/video-31371206_456276686
Media:
Extreme close-up footage of a Ukrainian drone striking a target in Grozny, Chechnya. pic.twitter.com/lw6uYqAIu8
— AMK Mapping ???? (@AMK_Mapping_) December 15, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Dec-2024 08:24 | Anon. | Added |
| 15-Dec-2024 08:24 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2024 13:35 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2024 10:42 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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