Propaganda drone aimed at Kyiv: Russia's Shahed fails to reach Ukrainian capital
Photo: Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi (Getty Images)
An enemy Shahed drone heading toward Kyiv was carrying propaganda leaflets containing a dangerous QR code. However, it was shot down by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces.
"Propaganda Shahed" fails to reach Kyiv
"Madyar" said that Russia is supplementing its terror campaign against Ukrainian cities far from the front lines with psychological warfare.
"The Shahed propaganda drone shot down over Ukraine on the evening of November 4 was delivering provocative propaganda materials to Kyiv, including a cyber-phishing trap embedded in a QR code," Brovdi said.
The aerial target was shot down near the combat positions of the 427th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems, Rarog.
"The QR code has been deliberately blurred in the photographs for security reasons. If you find such a leaflet, do not scan it. There is a high likelihood that it is an enemy trap designed to steal your personal data or infect your smartphone with malware," Madyar warned.
A Russian Shahed drone heading toward Kyiv was carrying propaganda leaflets containing a dangerous QR code. However, it was shot down by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces pic.twitter.com/U9fKelCxzt
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Brovdi added that, as of 6:20 p.m. on November 4, the Unmanned Systems Forces had eliminated 2,630 Russian military personnel between November 1 and 4.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that in October, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces recorded their highest personnel strike figures since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. The total number of Russian troops hit was nearly 16,800.
In addition, the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces' operation MoLoChKa targeting Russia's shadow fleet has been underway for ten weeks. During this period, Ukrainian forces have struck hundreds of vessels in the Black and Azov Seas.
According to Brovdi, Operation MoLoChKa targets shadow fleet vessels, particularly oil tankers transporting Russian crude oil.
