Ukrainian Drone Drops Bombs On Russian Soldier Preparing To Fire Rocket Launcher

These images show a Ukrainian drone dropping bombs on a Russian soldier preparing to fire a rocket launcher on the battlefields of Ukraine.

The footage begins by showing two Russian soldiers preparing to fire their weapon.

The drone then drops one of its bombs on their position, causing one of the soldiers to roll away, apparently injured.

The soldier is again hit by one of the drone’s bombs, which explodes right next to him, apparently injuring him again.

He manages to make it to a foxhole, where one of his colleagues can be seen providing first aid, his hand seen covered in blood as the footage ends.

The images were obtained from the 30th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Prince Konstantin Ostrozky on Wednesday, 22nd March, along with a statement saying: “What they came with – that’s why they went to bed. An aero bomber from the 30th Separate Mechanised Brigade destroyed the invaders with their own grenades.”

The images and statement were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 393rd day of the full-scale war.

Russian soldiers try to hide in panic while being bombarded by the Ukrainian drone in Ukraine in undated footage. The footage was released by the 30th separate mechanized brigade on Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023. (@30brigade/Newsflash)

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 23rd March 2023, Russia had lost about 168,150 personnel, 3,570 tanks, 6,898 armoured combat vehicles, 2,608 artillery units, 511 multiple launch rocket systems, 273 air defence systems, 305 warplanes, 290 helicopters, 2,203 drones, 909 cruise missiles, 18 warships, 5,452 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 273 units of special equipment.

Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.

At least eight people were killed last night (Wednesday Thursday) after a Russian drone attack hit Rzhyshchiv, near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, according to regional police chief Andrii Nebytov.

The strike reportedly hit a school and a dormitory building, with one of the people declared dead being “an ambulance driver who came to the call”.

Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has said that China is watching “very carefully” to see how the West handles Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He said that if Russia is allowed to attack Ukraine with impunity, this would create a “Pandora’s box” situation and lead to “a world of conflict”.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has cautioned that the West needs to prepare to supply weaponry to Ukraine for the long haul.

Ukrainian drone drop bomb on the Russian soliders in Ukraine in undated footage. The footage was released by the 30th separate mechanized brigade on Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023. (@30brigade/Newsflash)

Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has said that Russia will not leave the UK’s plan to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium tank shells “unanswered”.

Lavrov said: “This decision will not remain without serious consequences both for Russian-British bilateral relations and at the international level.”

But James Cleverly, the UK Foreign Secretary, has said that providing Ukraine with depleted uranium shells does not constitute a “nuclear escalation”. He said: “They are not nuclear munitions. They are purely conventional munitions.”

Cleverly’s statement comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of “beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component”.

Sweden’s parliament has formally approved a bill to allow it to join NATO.