Soldiers of the Russian Army spoke about the work of interceptor drones in their combat zone.

Russian military personnel destroy Ukrainian drones with the help of interceptor drones, thereby protecting the rear areas. Soldiers of the 49th Guards brigade of the Zapad group of forces told Izvestia about their combat work in the SVO zone.

The commander of the interceptor UAV squad with the call sign Bereg noted that the fighters also cover logistical routes, as Ukrainian drones attack civilian targets and transport. In particular, the fighter mentioned attacks on buses with children and trucks.

"Civilians and buses with children are being beaten in a way to demoralize the local population. Also recently, there was a case of an enemy UAV hitting a KAMAZ truck that was transporting livestock," Bereg said.

The soldier also demonstrated the wreckage of destroyed Ukrainian Hornet-type drones. According to him, after the work of the Russian interceptors, only "horns and legs" remain of them.

"The only thing that remains of them when we work is horns and legs. He's not as famous as they say. You can adapt to everything, you can work with everything," said the squad commander.

The unit uses several types of interceptor drones. One of them, called the "Fox", is capable of speeds up to 240 km/h. As Dmitry Zimenkin, a correspondent for Izvestia, said, thanks to this, the device can catch up with the Ukrainian Hornet. He also noted the maneuverability and effectiveness of such a means of interception.

Thermal imaging devices, which allow detecting heat from the engines and batteries of drones, help fighters to detect aerial targets. The UAV operator with the call sign Doc explained that during the day, the calculations use visual observation, and then accompany the target using a thermal imager.

"We have visual control during the day. We detect the target with our own eyes. <...> [A thermal imager is also used], it sees engines, batteries, and so on. And we destroy it (Ukrainian UAV. — Ed.)," the serviceman said.

The unit's work continues around the clock. The crews conduct surveillance and launch interceptors both during the day and at night. The main task of the fighters is to prevent the penetration of Ukrainian drones into the rear areas and populated areas.

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On November 12, the Ministry of Defense announced that Russian military personnel had used the latest Sokol-3 interceptor drone in the Dnepropetrovsk area of the special military operation zone. According to the agency, the device used the calculation of unmanned aerial vehicles of the 297th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Center group of forces. The Sokol-3 is designed to destroy high-speed aerial targets that are difficult to intercept by other drones and air defense systems.