A video was released showing a low-cost drone operated by the Ukrainian military flying into a warehouse at a Russian military base and destroying military supplies worth tens of billions of won.
According to the Telegraph on the 21st (local time), the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel ‘Wild Hornet’ recently released a two-minute video of this attack in progress and said, “The entire warehouse was completely burned down.”
This drone attack destroyed two Russian T-72 tanks, two S-60 towed anti-aircraft guns, a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, a BMPT armored personnel carrier, and two military trucks. In particular, the Ukrainian military drones used in this attack were confirmed to be worth 1 to 2 million won each.
The video is believed to have been filmed by several Ukrainian military drones at a warehouse building in the village of Staromnivka, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, which is occupied by Russian troops. The drones found the warehouse door open and slowly circled around, then entered and self-destructed as soon as they discovered the BMPT armored vehicle that the Russian military was using to suppress ground forces.
Subsequently, another drone equipped with an anti-tank warhead entered the open warehouse door, struck a T-72 tank, and self-destructed. Afterwards, 3 to 4 drones entered inside and destroyed the Russian military equipment that could not be destroyed, and the entire warehouse building was engulfed in flames.
Ukrainian military drones infiltrate a warehouse at a Russian military base and detonate themselves. ‘Wild Hornet’ Telegram channel video captureRegarding the video, Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the U.S. Foreign Policy Research Institute, said, “If the Russian military had installed a cheap net at the entrance to the warehouse, these losses could have been avoided.” He added, “Exposing so much equipment so close to the front line shows that the Russian military is complacent.” “It means that they are doing it,” he analyzed.
Recently, the Ukrainian army was defeated in Donetsk Audiyivka, a fierce battle site in the east. It is interpreted that the Ukrainian army, which lost support from the West, was pushed out as the Russian army received a large amount of artillery shells and missiles from North Korea and Iran. In relation to this, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed, “The total area of occupied territory is 31.75㎢, and the Ukrainian army lost more than 1,500 troops.”
A warehouse at a Russian military base burned down due to an attack by Ukrainian military drones.However, the area was occupied two years after the Russian military invaded Ukraine, and some have assessed that the Russian military is conducting an ineffective battle.
Regarding this, Kirill Budanov, head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Department, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), “The military that was professionally trained in Russia was mostly disintegrated in the first year of the invasion, and the use of artillery shells was excessive compared to production capacity. “Hundreds of tanks were put into service last year, but many of them were outdated models, and only 174 new tanks were built,” he said. “Taking this into account, it will not be easy for Russia to achieve its main goal of taking control of all of Donetsk and Luhansk this year.” did.
Choi Jae-ho,
Source: Donga
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