This footage shows the graphic moment a Ukrainian drone drops a bomb on top of Russian troops, with the device appearing to blow up in the face of one of the soldiers.
The video begins by showing a Ukrainian drone dropping a bomb on top of some soldiers. It falls next to their foxhole at first, but then bounces off a canvas shelter and lands right in the hole.
It then explodes, creating a cloud of smoke. One soldier appears to have been severely injured by the explosion, with a serious injury visible on his face. His comrades appear to be trying to assist him as the clip segment of the foot.
The footage then shows a second drone bomb landing next to what appears to be two Russian soldiers, where it explodes, injuring them, with one of them seen writhing in pain.
The images were obtained from the 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces on Monday, 31st October.
The images were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 250th day of the war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February and 31st October, Russia had lost about 71,820 personnel, 2,686 tanks, 5,485 armoured combat vehicles, 1,728 artillery units, 383 multiple launch rocket systems, 197 air defence systems, 275 warplanes, 253 helicopters, 1,413 drones, 352 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 4,128 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 154 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled out of the UN-brokered grain deal after a swarm of drones attacked Russia’s Black Sea flagship vessel, the Admiral Makarov, in the Crimean port of Sevastopol over the weekend.
Russia claimed that it was unable to “guarantee the safety of civilian ships” travelling under the deal after the attack on its Black Sea fleet.
The United States and the United Nations have both called on Moscow to reverse its decision, with US President Joe Biden calling the move “purely outrageous”.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia was weaponising food, while the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said that he was “deeply concerned” by the move.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his forces have pushed back a “fierce offensive” by Russian forces in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
Zelensky said: “Today they stopped the fierce offensive actions of the enemy.” The Ukrainian president added: “The Russian attack was repelled.”
The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine have said that they will push on to set up a new Black Sea grain deal without Russia that will provide for a transit plan for 16 ships.
Ukraine said on Sunday that 218 ships were now “effectively blocked” in its ports.
