Ukrainian kamikaze drone plummets into Russian lake (VIDEO)
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into a lake in Russia and exploded on contact with the water surface, a new video circulating online purports to show.
The video, which emerged on Wednesday, is said to have been taken by fishermen at Orlik Lake, a large body of water just to the northwest of the city of Bryansk.
Footage shows a large fixed-wing kamikaze drone cruising above the lake before abruptly taking a sharp dive and crashing into the lake, exploding on impact.
The incident was cheered by the fishermen, who seem to have welcomed the unexpected blast-fishing opportunity and suggested they should go and collect the stunned fish, the video shows. According to Russian media reports, the drone lost control after being subjected to electronic warfare measures.
Moscow and Kiev have recently been exchanging long-range attacks using larger kamikaze UAVs to reach deeper into each other’s territory. In the early morning hours of Thursday, Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukrainian “defense industry facilities, a military airfield infrastructure, and a depot storing ammunition, missiles, and components for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.”
Russia maintains that it only strikes military and dual-use sites. Moscow has also said that its raids are retaliation for indiscriminate Ukrainian strikes deep into its territory, which often hit civilian sites and infrastructure. Earlier this month, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky reiterated his intention to “bring the war to Russian territory” and vowed to ramp up the long-range attacks.
