Tag: Drone warfare

Wild video shows bird’s-eye-view of Ukraine drone ‘delivering explosive gift,’ destroying Russian truck

Thrilling video captures the moment a Ukrainian soldier skillfully lands a “kamikaze drone” inside an encroaching Russian truck just seconds before detonating a deadly explosion.

The split-screen footage shows both the “Steel Border” unit operator and his vantage point as he chases down the enemy vehicle driving over the border toward Kharkiv, a city that has become a major target of Moscow’s offensive attacks.

“Come on, come on, come on,” the soldier outfitted in camouflage military garb and FPV (First Person View) drone goggles can be heard muttering in Ukrainian.

Within seconds, the aerial bot descends from the sky and zips into the small opening in the back of what the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine identified as a Russian-produced UAZ military truck.

The solider flew a kamikaze drone equipped with a grenade launcher into the back of a Russian truck.
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The kamikaze drone’s camera instantly went black — presumably due to the violent explosion from the grenade launcher attached to its back that destroyed the drone and its enemies at once.

The soldiers gleefully cheered at their success in protecting their border.

  1. Bakhmut: Ukrainian forces continued advancing south of the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in the east, with the enemy trying to hold back the advance and restore its lost positions in the Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Klishchiivka districts. So far, Ukraine was said to have liberated nearly 17 square miles of territory in the area.
  2. Lyman: In the Lyman direction in the east, Russians were reportedly regrouping troops and attacking Ukrainian positions around the towns of Kreminna, Belogorivka and Novoyehorivka.
  3. Avdiivka: In the Avdiivka direction in western Donetsk, Russians attacked multiple settlements with artillery fire and mortar shells in a bid to take complete control of the area, but Moscow’s forces did not make confirmed advances.
  4. Mariinka: Ukrainian defenders were said to have continued suppressing the advance of enemy troops in the area of Mariinka, Dontesk region, where at least four villages were shelled.
  5. Zaporizhzhia: Kyiv’s army advanced about 3 miles southeast of the strategically important settlement of Robotyne in western Zaporizhzhia region, which had been liberated this week. Ukrainians were shoring up their positions and demining the area, which is a getaway to Tokmak — an important Russian-occupied rail hub.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/video-shows-explosive-ukraine-drone-destroying-russian-truck/

Ukraine’s ‘Biggest Ever’ Drone Attack On Russia Annihilates Four Ilyushin Il-76 Military Transport Aircraft

As Russia grapples with relentless drone attacks that it attributes to the Ukrainian military, the country was hit by what it described as the biggest attack on its soil that led to the destruction of four Il-76 military transport aircraft.

In the attack on Russia’s Pskov Oblast, Russian state media reported in the early hours of August 30 that at least four Il-76 military transport aircraft were damaged in what was later confirmed to be a UAV strike on the Kresty airfield.

The first official communication came from the Pskov regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov, who informed that the air defense in Pskov airport was dealing with a “drone attack,” as he posted visuals of an explosion and a big fire. According to the sources, the attack caused the Ilyushin 76 military planes to burst into flames.

The regional governor later said, “I’ve been on site since the beginning of the incident. Preliminary reports suggest there are no casualties. The extent of the damage is being assessed.” The exact damage of Il-76 that caught fire could not be independently assessed by EurAsian Times.

Pskov lies near the Estonian border, more than 600 kilometers (372 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Although Kyiv rarely comments on strikes inside Russia, let alone take responsibility for the attack, it has not denied involvement in this latest attack that has rattled the Kremlin.

In what appears to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil, the Russian Defense Ministry (RuMoD) has reported that Ukrainian drones targeted six Russian regions.

Drones were shot down over Moscow, Oryol, Bryansk, Ryazan, and Kaluga after hitting an airfield in the western Pskov region. On his part, Mikhail Vedernikov ordered all flights to and from the airport to be canceled to examine the damage during the day.

Source: https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ukraines-biggest-ever-drone-attack-on-russia-destroys-four/

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