A Ukrainian interceptor drone shot down a Russian Molniya drone using the Ptashka net launcher.

Previously, net launchers were typically used against smaller drones (DJI Mavic, or sleeper/fiber-optic FPVs). Intercepting a strike drone with such a gun is far less common.

Cool!… pic.twitter.com/rJvuJITXwa

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 13 mars 2026

A Ukrainian interceptor drone shot down a Russian Molniya drone using the Ptashka net launcher. Previously, net launchers were typically used against smaller drones (DJI Mavic, or sleeper/fiber-optic FPVs). Intercepting a strike drone with such a gun is far less common. Cool!

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