Ukraine Drone War: Uncensored Footage and the Human Cost 🇺🇦☠
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The Grim Reaper’s Eye: Uncensored Drone Footage From Ukraine
War. It’s not glorious. It’s not a movie. It’s twisted metal, shattered concrete, and the cries of men. In Ukraine, a new kind of warfare is unfolding, fought from the sky with eyes of silicon and wings of carbon fiber. Uncensored drone footage strips away the sanitized narratives, offering a brutal, unflinching look at the human cost of conflict. These videos, pulled from the front lines, force us to confront the reality of modern war – its chilling efficiency and devastating impact. They offer a unique and disturbing perspective on how this war is being fought, and more importantly, who is paying the price.
Key Takeaways From the Front Lines
Improvised Warfare:Ukrainian forces are demonstrating remarkable ingenuity, repurposing readily available materials into devastating improvised explosives and effectively employing them against entrenched Russian positions, showcasing a resourceful asymmetry in this conflict. This ranges from repurposed anti-tank mines bundled with C4 to target buildings to jury-rigged drone delivery systems.
Psychological Impact: The constant threat of drone surveillance is taking a heavy toll on Russian troops. Videos show soldiers driven to desperate measures, even suicide, to escape the ever-present whir of Ukrainian drones, a grim testament to the psychological pressure of this new form of warfare.
Shifting Tactics: Both sides are adapting. Russia initially relied on brute force and conventional armored assaults, but increasing Ukrainian drone effectiveness has forced them to adopt new strategies. They’ve shifted towards using motorcycles and smaller, more mobile units, but they prove to be easy prey for the ubiquitous and precise targeting capability of these drones. Ukrainians are refining their combined arms tactics, utilizing drone strikes in coordination with armored assaults and ground troop movements to maximize impact.
Targeting and Precision: Ukrainian drone operators are achieving remarkable precision in their strikes. They are effectively neutralizing Russian artillery positions, supply lines, and even individual soldiers, suggesting a growing sophistication in targeting and intelligence gathering.
Uncensored Reality: These raw, unedited videos provide a visceral understanding of the conflict’s brutality. Unlike official reports, they show the war as it is – chaotic, violent, and deeply personal. The footage, while disturbing, offers a crucial glimpse into the true human cost of this conflict, forcing viewers to confront the realities of modern war.
The Drone’s Shadow: Evolving Tactics and the Future of Warfare
The increasing reliance on drones in Ukraine signifies a significant shift in modern warfare. These small, relatively inexpensive platforms are proving highly effective against traditional military hardware and tactics. This asymmetrical advantage for the Ukrainians is likely to fuel further innovation and development in drone technology, particularly in areas like swarming tactics, AI-assisted targeting, and improved counter-drone measures. The ethical implications of drone warfare, highlighted by the psychological impact on soldiers and the potential for increased civilian casualties, demand ongoing discussion and scrutiny.
Witness the War: Raw Footage and Untold Stories
The videos highlighted above offer a raw, unfiltered perspective on the war in Ukraine, one rarely seen in mainstream media. Scroll down to watch these clips and gain a deeper understanding of the conflict’s human cost, the evolving tactics being employed, and the future of warfare itself. These are not easy images to witness, but they are essential to understanding the reality on the ground. The future of warfare is being written in the skies above Ukraine, and these videos offer a front-row seat to a grim, but crucial, evolution.
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04 Nov: SCORCHED & DISLODGED. Russians Suffer MAJOR SETBACK. | War in Ukraine ExplainedReporting from Ukraine334,001 views | 27,303 | November 4 2024 02:00:04 (479 comments)[ Read more … ]
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Today there are a lot of interesting updates from the Toretsk direction.
Here, the Ukrainians successfully destroyed once-powerful Russian defensive positions by extensively using improvised explosives by demolition squads. This significantly destabilized Russian positions in this part of the front, giving the Ukrainians an opportunity for the second wave of counterattacks.
Earlier, Russian operations in Toretsk’s central high-rise area stalled as their forces faced constant raids by Ukrainian stormtrooper squads, coordinated with drone strikes. Over time, Ukrainian drone attacks intensified, with combat footage showing Russian soldiers attempting to play dead in a desperate effort to evade drones, only to be detected and eliminated.
Unlike in many other areas of the front, Ukrainian drone operators in Toretsk were able to more easily locate Russian drone positions. Combat footage from one operation showed a Ukrainian drone identifying Russian drone operators three kilometers behind the frontline and destroying their base. Such strikes significantly suppressed Russian drone activity in Toretsk, enabling Ukrainian soldiers to assault Russian positions with reduced risk of drone strikes. The original uncensored combat footage of these operations can be found on our Telegram channel through the link in the description.
With Russian drone activity suppressed, Ukrainian soldiers seized the opportunity to approach Russian defensive positions in central high-rises and demolish them with heavy explosives. A video shared by Ukrainian fighters reveals their preparation of explosives for demolition squads, mostly improvising with available resources. They repurposed 17 TM-62 anti-tank mines and C-4 charges, bundling them into large packages and attaching cables for detonation. These explosive devices are powerful enough to destroy large high-rise buildings where many Russian fighters are stationed.
Combat footage from the high-rise area shows the detonation of these explosives, completely destroying a nine-story building used by Russian forces to amass troops, operate drones, and establish command points. Another video captures the demolition of a second high-rise with similar improvised explosives. These high-rises offered strategic firing positions for Russian soldiers, who used them to set up machine guns, anti-tank missile posts, and drone launch sites. With the destruction of these buildings, Russian defenses in the high-rise area were significantly weakened, as most of the structures were reduced to ruins.
The destruction of key Russian firing positions and drone bases set the stage for a coordinated Ukrainian counterattack on Toretsk’s central high-rises. The Ukrainians initially targeted two high-rises facing the northern part of the city, creating a gap in Russian defenses that allowed Ukrainian stormtroopers to advance behind the remaining high-rises. Buildings facing westward were ineffective in repelling Ukrainian assaults, as their narrow, windowless sides left them with blind spots. With their main defensive positions compromised, Russian forces were pushed from the compromized high-rises. The Ukrainian counterattack successfully recaptured a third of the high-rise district and surrounding areas in central Toretsk, with ongoing efforts to push Russian forces out of the remaining high-rise positions.
Overall, the Ukrainians successfully suppressed the Russian firing positions, demolished them with explosives, and gradually started retaking lost positions from crumbling Russian defenses. Ukrainian Luhansk Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Anastasiya Bobovnikova reported that Russian forces have decreased their attacks in Toretsk but have not decreased their artillery and air strikes. Intense artillery and air strikes have however switched their purpose, as Russians are desperately trying to suppress advancing Ukrainians in all-out defense, which often led to accidentally bombing their troops in brutal friendly-fire incidents, which help to amplify Ukrainian operations even more.
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Today, there are a lot of updates from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, Russian forces have kept up a consistent but slow advance while Ukrainians are managing a fighting withdrawal against overwhelming odds.
The goal of the Russian forces here is twofold. First of all, Russians are trying to cut off the Ukrainian Kostyantynivka-Pokrovsk highway, splitting Ukrainian forces in two. The second is to take control over the city of Pokrovsk itself. To accomplish this, Russians need to first fully secure their salient by pushing Ukrainians to the Vovcha River. This would remove the threat of Ukrainian counterattacks and secure their logistic routes against Ukrainian drone activity.
Russians have moved a considerable number of brigades to the region to give themselves an overwhelming manpower advantage. This has allowed Russians to keep up a creeping advance, as Ukrainian doctrine continues to value saving soldiers’ lives over holding on to lost positions. As Ukrainians cannot contend with the Russian manpower advantage straight on, Ukrainian forces in the region have adopted several tactics to slow the Russian process significantly.
Firstly, Ukrainians conduct regular counterattacks and raids on Russian positions with armored vehicles and deploy assault groups where Russians are vulnerable. Geolocated footage shows one Ukrainian Bradley driving up and firing on a Russian position to undermine the Russian advance toward the river. Another video shows how two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles fire into a Russian tree line to undermine Russian attacks on one of the settlements. The Footage also shows how, after the Bradleys laid into the Russian trenches with automatic cannons, two Ukrainian assault groups deployed to clear the trenches further and cut off the Russian advancement. The original uncensored footage of Ukrainian assaults with Bradleys can be found on our Telegram channel through the link in the description.
Secondly, Ukrainians mine the approaches to their positions with anti-infantry and anti-tank mines, as shown by this Russian mechanized attack being cut short when the lead vehicle drives over a mine and detonates. Thirdly, Ukrainians target Russian forces with FPV drones and heavy-duty Vampire drones, not only along the contact line but over the entire Russian salient. Ukrainian Vampire hexacopter drones destroy buildings Russians are sheltering in with heavy explosives or by carpet bombing them with individual mortar rounds.
Ukrainian FPV drones fly around and target Russian infantry and shelters, as well as supply trucks and vehicles deeper into the salient, heavily disrupting the Russian ability to launch attacks and sustain prolonged assault operations. The problem of Ukrainian FPVs is so extensive for Russian forces that one Ukrainian drone captured a Russian soldier, choosing to end his own life, as soon as he heard a Ukrainian drone fly over his head, without even attempting to run or otherwise putting up a fight. The original uncensored video of all Ukrainian drone strikes can be found on our Telegram channel as well.
The main defensive line that Ukrainians were making a fighting withdrawal to stood firmly behind the Vovcha River, with fortified positions on the hills overlooking any Russian crossing point. The only weak spot in this Ukrainian defense line was the small settlement of Prohres. One reason for this was the railway line running by the settlement. Defending this railway line is more difficult for Ukrainians, as Russians do not have to make a risky crossing through any open fields and can move through cover toward the Ukrainian positions. Secondly, if we look at the topographic map, we can see that Russians would also be moving over the hill ridges, denying Ukrainians the high-ground advantage.
Russians understood this and launched a massive two-pronged assault on Prohres along the railway line and from Novooleksandrivka from the north. While initially being able to hold the Russians at bay, Ukrainian defenses eventually relented under the intense pressure. Through this, Russians managed to encircle a number of soldiers of the 31st mechanized brigade in a strong fortification meant to provide fire control over the railway line. While senior commanders were slow to act, the junior officers of the battalions took quick action, as they knew that every second counted. With the help of coordinated…
Ukrainian Forces Hunter Drone Takes Out Russian MOTORCYCLE SQUAD Shocking Drone Footage! War UpdatesTEW22120,702 views | 2,238 | October 9 2024 15:41:17 (53 comments)[ Read more … ]
In one dramatic event, Russian infantry soldiers stormed Ukrainian positions on motorcycles, only to be stopped by a Ukrainian drone strike, forcing them to take cover in nearby trenches. Despite their attempts to resist, Ukrainian Hunter drones targeted and eliminated them, showcasing the precision and efficiency of Ukrainian drone teams. Russian soldiers, unaware of constant surveillance, were neutralized with minimal risk to Ukrainian forces.
In another incident, a Russian Bukhanka van carrying soldiers overturned while fleeing from Ukrainian Hunter drones. Both this van and a subsequent UAZ-452 van sent to assist were destroyed, further crippling Russian supply lines. These strikes are a significant blow to Russian resupply efforts, cutting off essential ammunition and reinforcements.
Additionally, Ukrainian artillery teams from the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade successfully targeted Russian D-30 and Msta-B guns hidden in the forest, severely reducing Russian artillery support. This operation highlights the effectiveness of Ukrainian coordination and their growing ability to neutralize Russian forces.
Further north, Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drones destroyed a Russian stronghold, while the Black Raven Team eliminated several key Russian vehicles, including BMP-3 armored vehicles, 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns, and Ural-4320 trucks.
Russian motorbike assault were thwarted by Ukrainian dronesDaily Mail1,439,825 views | 11,222 | June 11 2024 09:47:13 (1,473 comments)[ Read more … ]
Russian motorbike assault were thwarted by Ukrainian drones. Video shows one bike being hit by a dropped grenade. The rider survives but flees so fast he drops his gun. While the bike itself is destroyed by more grenades. A second video shows a kind of mini-tractor pulling a trailer. A Ukrainian drone also strike it, causing its drivers to bail out. Russia has been forced to resort to motorbikes for attacks after their tanks and armoured vehicles kept getting blown up. The bikes are fast, aiming to take the Ukrainians by surprise. But if they are spotted and targeted, they are defenceless.#russia #ukraine #war
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Reporter: Ukrainian drone assaults are killing thousands of Russians, and yet they keep comingCNN874,257 views | 12,398 | January 19 2024 23:45:18 (3,534 comments)[ Read more … ]
CNN’s Frederick Pleitgen reports from Avdiivka, Ukraine, where Ukrainian military leaders say they are able to hold back many of Russia’s assaults despite being outgunned and outmanned. #fredpleitgen #CNN #russiaukrainewar
Russian soldier catches and throws bomb dropped by Ukrainian droneThe Independent776,524 views | 4,910 | November 6 2022 18:01:00 (2,845 comments)[ Read more … ]Drone footage shows a Russian soldier catching 2 bombs dropped by a Ukrainian drone and throwing them away after catching them while he was hiding in a trench in the battlefield.
Armed drones play a vital role in the war in Ukraine, with both sides using them in large numbers to gather intelligence, correct artillery fire, and drop bombs. As drone operators, their role as roving intelligence collectors puts them at the epicentre of resistance against the Russian invasion.
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