UkrainePublished: 8 October 2026 at 02:56

Ukrainian drone pilot calls it his proudest strike: a cheap FPV drone detonated over two tons of explosives in a Russian mine-clearing vehicle

"Skipper", an FPV company commander in Ukraine's 413th Raid Unmanned Systems Regiment, has described destroying a Russian UR-77 mine-clearing system. He calls it his proudest strike.

"Skipper", an FPV company commander in Ukraine's 413th Raid Unmanned Systems Regiment, has described the destruction of a Russian UR-77 mine-clearing system.

According to the headline of the Euromaidan Press report, he regards the strike as his proudest. A cheap FPV drone reportedly set off the explosives packed inside the vehicle, which totalled more than two tons.

The available excerpt of the article gives no further details, such as the location or date of the strike.

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