US-Made ‘Tank-Killer’ Switchblade Destroys Russian SAM System in Rare Video

New footage appears to show a Ukrainian-operated U.S.-made drone destroy a Russian short-range anti-aircraft missile system along the frontlines, more than two and a half years into the grinding war.

Ukraine’s 14th Regiment of Unmanned Aviation Systems, part of the newly-formed Unmanned Systems Forces branch of Kyiv’s military, posted footage on Monday it said showed a Switchblade-600 explosive drone targeting and hitting a Russian Tor air defense system.

The footage was shared across social media by open-source intelligence accounts and by Kyiv’s Defense Ministry. Ukraine’s government said its fighters had used two drones to take out the air defense system, but did not specify when nor where it was filmed.

Newsweek could not independently verify the footage, and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.