‘We had never seen anything like it’: Russia to study rare Portuguese-made drone

By&nbspManuel Ribeiro &nbsp&&nbsp euronews

Published on 04/08/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 • Updated

13:45

Russia’s state news agency reports that Russian forces have shot down a ‘rare’ Portuguese-made drone operated by the Ukrainian army. The Tekever AR3 was brought down by a Russian anti-drone battalion in the border region of Bryansk, the unit’s commander told TASS.

“An enemy reconnaissance drone entered our sector. We were surprised because we had never seen anything like it. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had a different structure at the tail and on the wings. When we reached the crash site, we found it was a Portuguese reconnaissance drone. It is…

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