Russian 'Flying Saucers' Join the War / What Is the Russian UFO?

Ukrainian forces have shot down a Russian attack drone with an unconventional design. Its ring-shaped wing and bizarre appearance initially reminded Ukrainian operators of flying saucers, though the aircraft turned out to be a military drone with a different design rather than a UFO.

Ukrainian forces have shot down a Russian attack drone with an unusual design. A bird with a looped wing whose strange appearance first reminded the Ukrainian operators of UFOs. Although this aircraft was not a UFO but a military drone with a different design.

According to Ambassador Arjan, this drone was intercepted and destroyed by the forces of the 414th brigade of Ukraine known as "Hungarian birds" during an aerial conflict. The images published by this unit show the unusual shape of the bird.

According to the Tekradar report, this drone is known as (KVS) and was designed at the Russian research and production center called Oshkovnik. Unlike many airplanes that have straight wings, in this model, a continuous wing is placed around the body.

The unusual appearance of this drone made Ukrainian operators compare it to a flying saucer or UFO.

Of course, the ring design of this drone is not just for showing off. This aerodynamic structure is designed to help vertical takeoff and then transition to horizontal flight, with better energy efficiency.

The story of the Russian ring drone shows that the design of military drones is still changing; Changes that make it more complicated to identify and counter air threats.