UKRAINE, Mar. 27 — The 13th Khartiia Brigade drone units of anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion shot down 15 Russian reconnaissance drones called Oleg the Wise and other reconnaissance drones, said the head of air defence of the Khartiia brigade with call sign Brown to ArmiiaInform.

Brigade says that Russians now avoid flying beyond the front lines for reconnaissance and are forced to gather intelligence with high-zoom cameras, said Brown.

Brown said that the Russians are learning how to counter Ukrainian interceptor drones. They have the tools to detect Ukrainian drones, and some of their drones are equipped with technologies for automatic evasion maneuvers that activate when interceptors enter their field of view.

Brown also talked about the Oleg the Wise drone, a relatively new Russian reconnaissance drone that Khartiia soldiers first saw in January. The Russians are also actively using other reconnaissance drones, such as the Zala, Supercam, and Orlan.

The Oleg the Wise drone is no different from other reconnaissance drones used by the Russian army. The size and shape of the wing are slightly different, and it looks like a Ukrainian Furia drone, said the military.

“Currently, the Zala and the Orlan are being used just as often as before. We see the Supercam a little less often, but I think this is because of what Russian units are equipped with,” said Brown.

He also noted that the Russians have stopped using the Takhion reconnaissance drone because its model is outdated.

Now, the Khartiia brigade is defending the positions near Lyptsi village, located 14 kilometers (~9 miles) north of Kharkiv, preventing the Russians from effectively using drones and artillery against Kharkiv, as Lyptsi and nearby areas are located at heights.

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