A newly surfaced video shows what are said to be Ukrainian drones flying directly into small open hatches on Russian armoured vehicles, demonstrating impressive flying skills on the part of the drone operators.
On Wednesday, an apparent Ukrainian service member identifying as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle unit known as the Magyar Birds with the 59th Motorized Brigade shared a video on Telegram of Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drones flying into the open hatches of enemy vehicles. The first part shows a drone flying through what appears to be smoke billowing from the vehicle into a small hatch on the side.
The second portion of the video shows an FPV drone locating and gliding directly into the open top hatch of another armoured vehicle, and the third part of footage shows a similar incident.
The English translation of the voiceover of the footage reads:
“If a direct hit isn’t working, then the mastery and experience of the pilot becomes most important.”
Some portions of the video do show vehicles either on fire and smoking or not moving, meaning they may have been incapacitated prior to the FPV strike. Others may have been caught off guard.