OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian Armed Forces have begun using a new aircraft-type drone to destroy targets in the area of a special military operation (SVO). The device is similar to the Molniya-2 drone, writes Sergey Beskrestnov, adviser to the President of Ukraine, on Telegram.

He posted a photo of an unknown drone with two engines. There are two TM-62 anti-tank mines in the nose of the device, which are used as a warhead. This load contains about 16 kilograms of explosive.

The drone is similar to the "Lightning-2", but it is distinguished by a larger wing area. It can be assumed that the footage shows a modification of the "Lightning" with increased load capacity.

In July, it became known that the Russian "Lightning" flew about 120 kilometers, bypassing the enemy's electronic warfare zones, and destroyed a vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.