The Kyiv Regional Military Administration has handed over a Mara-2P unmanned aerial vehicle to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ruslan Kravchenko, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, announced this.

The reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle was handed over to Ukrainian soldiers, who chose the Mara-2P for effective use on the front line.

The military chose the Mara-2P, which has received many positive reviews and demonstrated its effectiveness.

“It reaches high speed, can stay in the air for up to 90 minutes, and can operate at low altitudes, even in adverse weather conditions,” Ruslan Kravchenko said.

The drone was purchased by the Department of Civil Defense of the Kyiv Regional State Administration at the expense of a grant-in-aid allocated by the Skvyra community.

The Mara drone is a Ukrainian-made reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle that began to be used on the front line before the full-scale Russian invasion.

Each UAV weighs approximately 2.5 kg and is launched by hand. It measures about 1.9 by 1.1 meters and takes 6 minutes to deploy.

The drone is equipped with a low-noise electric motor. It is capable of searching for objects and conducting surveillance at a distance of up to 25 km at any time of the day.

The length of the flight route is up to 100 km with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. The flight altitude is up to 3000 meters. These drones are capable of operating at low altitudes and in gusty winds of up to 20 meters per second.

The Mara drone can stay in the air for up to 90 minutes and has sufficient resistance to enemy electronic warfare (EW) systems and these drones are effective behind enemy lines.