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Video from Ukraine’s 503rd Marine Battalion of a UAV dropping munitions on two Russian BMP-3.

Ukrainian troops use a modified DJI Mavic 3 quadcopter drone to drop a mortar round into a group of Russian troops which results in multiple casualties. It's impressive that the small drone has enough lift to carry such a hefty munition. While the blast may not look impressive, the kill radiuses significantly greater than what is seen in the video as deadly shrapnel is ejected in all directions. There appears to be at least two soldiers wounded, one seriously.

video that shows a Russian naval infantryman shot while running to a building in Mariupol, severing an artery. A BTR-82 arrives at the end to help with the evacuation. According to the Russian source, the serviceman did not survive.

A Russian Orlan-10 observation and reconnaissance drone marks a Ukrainian Uragan multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) vehicle for a "precision" strike. The munition doesn't make a direct hit on the Ukrainian weapon system, but its powerful blast is enough to result in the destruction of the target.

Drone footage reportedly shows various blasts targeting Russian proxy troops of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR-DNR) in soft skin vehicles and while on foot. The exact nature of the blasts is up for discussion. Are they landmines or IEDs? Drone strikes? Loiter munitions? Mortars or artillery? Whatever the source, they are accurate and effective.

A Ukrainian 152mm Msta-B howitzer (With tow/ammo truck) was at least damaged by Russian indirect fire in #Donetsk Oblast.

Footage reportedly shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 taking off from an airfield that was under active bombardment by the Russian military. It's unclear exactly when this took place, but may have been at the beginning of the invasion. To save their air fleet, Ukrainian pilots would have had to get as many of their jets into the air as possible as Russian cruise missiles and airstrikes targeted airbases and grounded aircraft.

Witness video captures two angles of a double Russian cruise missile attack that targeted the industrial city of Zaporizhzhya, north of Meltipol, along the Dnieper River. The exact target isn't known, but Russia has intensified strikes in southern and eastern Ukraine as their newest phase of operations has been consolidated to these areas. Their use of cruise missile strikes has also increased to frequencies seen in the initial days of the invasion.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video reportedly showing the destruction of a Russian T-72 tank following a direct hit by an NLAW anti tank weapon. The footage is recorded by a drone and the clip starts after the initial hit. Smoke billowing from the barrel of the main gun is a good indicator that the munition penetrated deep into the hull. A massive blast erupts, likely a result of onboard fuel and munitions cooking off. The attack was reportedly carried out by Ukraine's 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Transcarpathian Legion."

Ukrainian troops use an R18 drone to drop modified anti tank grenades on a Russian T-72 tank. The second device makes a direct hit on the vehicle. The R18 is a helicopter drone with eight propellers, a thermal camera, and remote controlled arms that hold and drop munitions on command. Ukraine reportedly has several hundred of the unmanned aircraft. The munition used was reportedly an RKG-1600, which is essentially a Soviet-era RKG-3 shaped charge anti tank grenade that has been modified with tail fins for more accurate flight. The tank crew likely had no idea what hit them.

A massive fire has erupted at a Russian oil depot in Bryansk, approximately 110km from the Ukrainian border. Initial reports claimed explosions preceded the fire, but right now we can only confirm ongoing blaze. The possibility of a Ukrainian attack is being considered, but it's unclear how it would have been pulled off. Ukraine's longest distance weapon is likely the Scarab B (OTR-21 Tochka-U) which has a 120km range, and would have to be fired right from the border and would be really pushing the limits of its accuracy. Another possible option, if it were an attack, would be some sort of clandestine operation by Ukrainian sappers, which would be extremely risky and require infiltrating 75 miles in Russian territory. It's also very possible the oil depot ignited as a result of some sort of industrial accident, completely unrelated to the Ukrainian conflict. Perhaps we will never know the truth.

Ukrainian BTR-4 Engages Russian Soldiers

Russian Orlan-10 UAV footage showing Russian MLRS fire on Ukrainian positions.

Multiple witness videos captured the moment a Russian Su-34 fighter bomber spun out of control and made a fiery crash in Balakliya, Kharkiv on or around Apr. 25, 2022. It's not clear at this time if the aircraft was shot down or suffered a technical malfunction. Videos indicate that both pilots ejected as two parachute canopies could be seen. Another witness video showed a Russian transport helo flying low near the crash site, likely trying to rescue the downed pilots.

Russian Kalibr cruise missiles reportedly landing in Lviv, Ukraine.

Ukrainian troops of the 93rd Motorized Brigade used a helicopter drone to hover over a Russian tank and drop an modified anti tank grenade onto the vehicle, which caused enough damage that the crew was forced to bail. The munition used was reportedly an RKG-1600, which is essentially a Soviet-era RKG-3 shaped charge anti tank grenade that has been modified with tail fins for more accurate flight. The tank crew likely had no idea what hit them.

Drone footage reportedly out of Kahrkiv shows accurate Ukrainian indirect fire destroying and damaging Russian T-72 tanks. The use of drones in combat has significantly increased the effectiveness and lethality of artillery operations. Adjustments can be made in realtime with better accuracy than traditional forward observer procedures without the risk of putting soldiers within close proximity to the enemy.

A Russian soldier was recorded using a handheld periscope to minimize the threat of sniper fire while scanning for threats at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Periscopes have been used in fighting positions since at least WWI where popping your head out of a trench would get it popped like a balloon. Seemingly archaic tactics continue to prove themselves practical of the modern battlefield.

Ukrainian troops film themselves on a mounted patrol and one of their vehicles appears to be a captured Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) that is now being put to use against its former owners. Russian vehicle and equipment losses have been significant, but not all of those losses have been the result of catastrophic destructions. Many vehicles have been abandoned, run out of fuel, or received light repairable damage and have now been decommissioned under the Ukrainian flag.

A Ukrainian drone captures the moment a Russian BMP armored vehicle is destroyed by an anti tank weapon. A blast rocks the vehicle sending armor flying. Shortly before the video ends, the camera pans to sho the absolute destruction of the unidentified Ukrainian city. Rubbled.

The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist group in Pakistan, released footage of an IED attack on a Frontier Corps pickup truck loaded with Pakistani troops. The device appears to have been placed in a drainage canal in the road, and the detonation was well-timed, exploding directly under the vehicle. The BLA reports that 10 Pakistani service members were killed in the attack. It's unclear from the footage how many soldiers were in the vehicle at the time, but it's unlikely any of them survived.

Kyiv area, a Ukrainian EOD tech defuses a MON-90 directional anti-personnel mine that was hidden under what appears to be a shopping bag.

Compilation of videos taken by Russian Inokhodets UCAVs from the war in Ukraine.

Compilation of videos taken by Russian Inokhodets UCAVs from the war in Ukraine.

Video of Russian Mi-28N helicopters in Ukraine. Notably, they appear to be mostly firing rockets and guns and not ATGMs.