Seven months after it first arrived in Ukraine, a US-made Switchblade-600 loitering munition has possibly fallen into Russian hands after it was downed over Donetsk, according to multiple videos on social media.
A viral clip posted by many Twitter and Telegram accounts showed a nearly intact unit that has sustained superficial damage, with speculations that Russian engineers will now study the technology behind the advanced drone.
This is the second time the Switchblade-600 had fallen into Russian hands, with the first instance in late April, when another video showed Russian soldiers examining the rear part of the UAV with the engine, with the front portion reportedly missing after a strike.