Russia’s Parodia drone destroyed in Ukraine's Sumy

Border guards’ mobile fire group used a machine gun to destroy Russia’s Parodia decoy drone in the sky over Sumy region.

This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, posting a corresponding video, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

Being made of plywood, such a drone is equipped with a Luneberg lens, capable of deceiving radars, appearing on radars as an attack drone. Such tools play a strategic role in Russia’s air raids.

With the help of decoy drones, the Russian army is trying to create a "corridor" for Shahed one-way attack UAVs, being launched alongside kamikaze UAVs to confuse air defense forces.

By shooting down such decoys in a timely manner, Ukraine’s defenders can identify the real threats quicker and focus resources on protecting infrastructure against actual strikes.