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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat mod. |
| Owner/operator: | Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukrainian MoD HUR) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grozny, Republic of Chechnya -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 9 December 2025, a modified Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat light sport aircraft was shot down by mobile air-defence gunners of the Russian National Guard, near Grozny in the Republic of Chechnya. The aircraft had been used as an ersatz unmanned attack aircraft and was flying at low level.
The Aeroprakt A-22 is known to have a range of around 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi). Other interceptions of Aeroprakt aircraft in Russian airspace revealed that these aircraft were likely being used for clandestine missions, operating from of Ukraine. These aircraft are chosen due to their small size, short-field performance, and small radar cross section.
The incident was acknowledged by Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic, who shared a video of the shootdown.
Sources:
https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6211
https://avia.pro/news/kadyrov-pokazal-video-unichtozheniya-ukrainskih-dronov-nad-chechnyoy
https://rg.ru/2025/12/09/reg-skfo/v-chechne-boec-poluchil-million-rublej-za-sbityj-ukrainskij-bespilotnik.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2025 11:43 | Nebo | Added |
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