Is Russia using its new S-70 Okhotnik-B UCAV against Ukraine?

While state testing of Sukhoi’s S-70 Okhotnik-B unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) was not expected to conclude before the end of 2023, media reports have indicated that Russia may have already started using the platform to conduct operational missions over Ukraine. Photographs purporting to show the UCAV flying over Ukraine have been published across Ukrainian Telegram channels, and other media outlets reported attacks in Sumy and Kremenchuk – both of which are located in the nation’s Poltava Oblast – in