Buryatia: the first drone of the "Russian Post" crashed immediately after launch

Today, the Russian Post has launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone crashed almost immediately after takeoff. The drone was supposed to deliver a two-kilogram parcel from Ulan-Ude to the village, located 15 kilometers from the city.

Urgent: the first drone of the Russian Post with a package was crashed after taking off in Buryatia https://t.co/vbd4ddqyl0 pic.twitter.com/ehxvbd4dq1

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Before launch, the organizers said that the device could fly at distances up to 60 kilometers at an average speed of 70 km per hour. However, a few minutes after taking off, the drone collided with the house and crashed.

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The press secretary of the Russian Post, Ekaterina Krudova, in a commentary, Siberia. Reali correspondent that during the launch of the apparatus there was an "abnormal disconnection of electronic equipment".

The department added that the Russian Post was one of the guests of testing organized by the company - manufacturer of drone "RUDRON/Foreign Transference 3M".

The launch ceremony was opened by the head of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov and the Director General of the Russian Post Nikolai Podguzov.