Kamikaze drones: Russian soldier's close call in washroom
Every day, more recordings from the war in Ukraine are uploaded to the web. Although many of these feature tanks, aircraft, and various types of armoured equipment, there are also numerous videos involving kamikaze drones. It was this type of threat that a Russian was hiding from. He found a safe place in a washroom.
Kamikaze drones have been one of the most challenging opponents for Russian Federation soldiers for months. This is because drones are small, making them difficult to neutralize with firearms. Consequently, it is also hard to destroy them with larger artillery.
Kamikaze drones in war
One of the most effective tools for combating enemy kamikaze drones currently are jammers. This equipment causes communication difficulties between the drone pilot and the drone itself. It means that when a jammed drone enters the range of such a device, it suddenly falls or returns to the base where it started its flight.
At the same time, jammers are a solution used in the case of vehicle convoys or individual machines to minimize the possibility of an air attack on a target important to the army. Individual soldiers do not move around the front with electronic warfare systems, as seen in the footage below.
Ukrainian drone flew toward Russian soldier
The video, which has been watched by at least tens of thousands of people on platform X, is frequently commented on by netizens who do not mince words, pointing out the location where the Russian soldier was attacked by the drone. Specifically, an outdoor washroom.
Ukrainians observed the Russian soldier from the air, so they knew he was in this small brick structure and decided to guide a drone towards it. The Russian soldier's shelter turned out to be stable enough that he was unharmed during the strike.
It is unknown which drone the Ukrainians used to strike the washroom with the Russian Federation soldier inside. However, it is known that the defenders usually use constructions to which, for example, RKG-3 anti-tank hand grenades or PG-7VL anti-tank grenades are mounted. The range of such drones is estimated to be approximately 1 kilometre, depending on the construction and the payload.
