Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.
  • Newly surfaced photos offer an up-close look at how Ukraine attaches explosives to its drones. 
  • Drones often either fly directly into a target, exploding on impact, or drop a payload.
  • Both sides have heavily relied on drones throughout the war, targeting high-value assets and operators.

Photos that showed up online this week offer an up-close look at Ukrainian troops attaching deadly explosives to their drones before flying them off to Russian targets.