Event Brief
Ukraine pilots test interceptor drone in air exercise
Filed: May 23, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: A P1-SUN interceptor drone cut a tow line to a balloon during a test over western Ukraine.
WHO: Ukrainian soldiers
WHAT: A P1-SUN interceptor drone dived at a target and cut a tow line to a balloon during a drone test.
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 3:10 AM ET
WHERE: Western Ukraine
WHY: The drone test was conducted to put Ukraine's best military pilots to the test.
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