Fighters from Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) posted a video on Telegram showing them engaging and destroying a Russian observation post and eliminating five Russian soldiers in the southern sector of the front line.
According to the post, operators from the SSO’s 73rd Maritime Center were conducting special reconnaissance in the south when they encountered a Russian manned observation post.
“The crew of the UAV complex destroyed the target by dropping ammunition from a drone equipped with a heat-seeking device,” the video was accompanied by a message.
A Ukrainian air intelligence officer interviewed by the Kyiv Post suggested that the fighter jets used Mavic 3T drones and possibly dropped F-1 grenades on Russian positions.
“To destroy the enemy, the crew used a thermal imaging drone with a reset system to inflict fire damage on the target. The SSO battle group then moved forward and cleared the observation post,” the post said. it is written like this.
“Despite heavy enemy fire, the operators approached the enemy at close range, assumed advantageous positions and began direct action.”
As a result, SSO fighters successfully destroyed an enemy observation post and claimed to have killed five Russian military personnel who were there.
“In the future, we will be able to control more areas in this direction,” the SSO team reported.
The Kyiv Post could not independently confirm when or where the footage was shot.
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