The US Department of Defense on Friday denied that Russia had deployed its laser weapon system to Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Friday said there was no indication that Russia had used laser weapons in Ukraine, following Moscow’s claims that it was using powerful Peresvet and Zadira lasers there. to attack drones.
“We do not have any indication of the use of lasers, at least weaponized lasers, in Ukraine. There’s nothing to confirm about that,” Kirby said.
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Just this week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov announced that Russia is deploying laser weapons to Ukraine, especially the Zadira laser system capable of hitting targets at a distance of 5 km.
“Surname [laser weapon systems] has started to come [for the army]. Borisov said.
The system is capable of “easily shooting down different types of drones, avoiding the use of expensive missiles of the Pantsyr and Tor types,” Borisov added.
According to TASS, the new Zadira laser weapon system is more powerful than the Peresvet system, capable of blinding reconnaissance satellites at a distance of 1,500 km.
Russian state media reported that Zadira focused on destroying objects at a distance of up to 5 km and that it literally burned the target with its thermal impact.
