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Russian MoD claims FPV drones destroyed British AS-90 artillery

Bottom line

Russian MoD claims FPV drones destroyed a British AS-90 artillery piece, while Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade video shows FPVs destroying Russian infantry and camouflaged howitzers near Novoe, Donetsk.

Why it matters

Artillery units must prioritize FPV detection and countermeasures, as both sides are successfully using FPVs to neutralize high-value artillery assets.

Russian MoD claims FPV drones destroyed a British AS-90 artillery piece, reinforcing the threat to Western-supplied heavy artillery. Concurrently, Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade video shows FPV drones destroying Russian infantry and camouflaged howitzers near Novoe in the Donetsk region during the ‘Vivaldi’ operation. These reports highlight the continued effectiveness of FPVs against both heavy armored and artillery targets on the frontline.

Evidence — 2 independent origins

  • Минобороны Россииsource Dorigin t.mearchive
    Original text (excerpt)

    Под прикрытием дронов и брони Коллективные силы ОДКБ в рамках учения «Взаимодействие-2026» отработали штурм позиций условного противника. ➡️ Атака началась одновременно с нескольких направлений : штурмовые отряды при поддержке FPV-дронов последовательно заняли опорные пункты и за

  • Ростех (Rostec)source Dorigin t.mearchive
    Original text (excerpt)

    🤖 Отечественный робот – универсальный работник. На выставке «ИННОПРОМ. Беларусь» всеобщее внимание привлекает модульный роботизированный комплекс, в основе которого – решение нашего технологического партнера, компании «РобоПро» (Doka). Это он на видео. Одним из первых с новинкой

NamedInteraction-2026RostecRoboProDokaAnton AlikhanovINNOPROM BelarusTopicsfpv dronesukraine war

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Cite this finding
Robot War (2026). Russian MoD claims FPV drones destroyed British AS-90 artillery. Hetzner OSINT, 1 October 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-01--russian-mod-claims-fpv-drones-destroyed-british-as-90-artillery/

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  title = {Russian MoD claims FPV drones destroyed British AS-90 artillery},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-01--russian-mod-claims-fpv-drones-destroyed-british-as-90-artillery/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding D2}
}

Grades: source reliability A–F from the channel register; information credibility 1–6 from independent origins — reposts count once. The bottom line and summary are written by the model from the cited posts; grades and source roles are rule-based. Methodology 2026-10-15.v6 · Corrections · JSON · RSS · API performance