THIS is the moment a specialised Ukrainian drone unit carries out a number of kamikaze flying bomb strikes on unsuspecting Russians.
Incredible footage shows the Kabul Nine team unleashing pinpoint attacks on Vladimir Putin’s frontline logistics and hitting military trucks, cars and secret hideouts.
FPV operators from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine unit shared the clips online.
Ukraine‘s Armed Forces described the attacks as “tearing up” the Russian frontline by eliminating its key logistics areas in the occupied region of Zaporizhzhia.
The first clip shows a kamikaze drone soaring towards a truck travelling down a path.
The flying bomb tracks the military vehicle for some time before finally making its move and smashing into car just above the driver’s seat.
A huge number of sparks set off as the drone hit before a flash of orange filled the screen.
An abandoned and badly damaged building was the next target as the drone crashed into it at speed.
The third incident from the Kabul Nine team saw one of its FPV drones track a building from afar before suddenly striking.
The home, which was again in ruins, was sat next to dozens of others in a similar state.
A near identical attack plan was also carried out on another run-down home.
The drone collided through the window at speed – causing a large flash of light.
More clips showed attacks taking place in the dark.
One saw a black car being hit under darkness as it travelled across Zaporizhzhia.
A second shows what appears to be a military truck being blown to pieces.
Ukraine’s use of kamikaze flying bombs have been widely praised in their conflict with Russia so far as well as dozens of other guerrilla war tactics.
Their army has long been seen as an innovative and remarkable force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
And their military might has been widely praised for how they continue to develop drones, planes and even modified super weapons to help them valiantly strike back at Putin’s forces.
The Ukrainian army has quickly become specialists in aerial warfare with their arsenal of drones becoming particularly advanced.
One of their finest weapons is their dragon drone which spews flesh-melting thermite onto Russian fighters.
Past footage has also shown Ukrainian drones equipped with machine guns being used for the first time to ambush Russian troops.
They have also unleashed a shotgun-wielding drone to hunt down and destroy Russians on the battlefield.
This advancement in aerial warfare has even led to combat drones becoming the dominant killer on the battlefields of Ukraine, The Sun on Sunday revealed last week.
Up to 80 per cent of casualties on both sides of the conflict have been caused by what are known by the military as “unmanned air systems”.
The figures from Western officials mean that eight out of ten soldiers being killed and wounded in the conflict are being targeted remotely by devices piloted by young soldiers often miles behind the front line.
It comes as Putin’s forces continue to launch attacks on Ukraine.
A Russian missile strike on Sunday killed 35 people and injured more than 100 more in the city of Sumy.
The world condemned despot Putin’s actions including US President Donald Trump who said Vlad was the “number one” reason for the war breaking out in 2022.
The Republican also hit out at Volodymyr Zelensky for “allowing” Russia’s invasion.
The rise of drone warfare
DRONES have been deployed in the war in Ukraine on an unprecedented scale as thousands are used daily to hunt down enemy forces, guide artillery and bomb targets – transforming modern land warfare.
Ukraine has become increasingly reliant on first-person-view (FPV) drones — nimble, target-seeking, kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Since early 2023, the cheap, explosive, flying machines have become one of Kyiv’s biggest success stories after its military ran perilously short on munitions due to long-stalled Western weapon shipments.
The attack UAVs have come to define the conflict, helped by constant streams of footage filmed onboard as they tail troops, blast Russian positions or smash into tanks worth millions with ruthless precision.
The potent quadcopters cost around £300, are largely made from off-the-shelf pieces of kit and as demand soars, an army of civilians are helping to assemble them in their homes.
Some are fitted with grenades or homebuilt bombs, others are used for reconnaissance missions to identify enemy positions and guide artillery fire.
Now, almost every fighting brigade in Ukraine has an assault drone company.
The success of FPVs on the battlefield has become “undeniable”, according to the commander of Ukraine’s attack drone operations.
The senior special forces officer “Arsenal” told The Sun the quadcopters-turned-munitions now successfully blitzes Putin’s targets in three out of five operations.
He said: “If Mavic (surveillance) drones are our eyes – for the adjustment of artillery fire, withdrawal of groups to positions, reconnaissance – then FPV drones are our sword, our strike force.”
And drones are not just used on the battlefield – both Ukraine and Russia are hitting targets hundreds of miles deep into enemy territory using long-range UAVs.
They are highly cost effective means to blitz factories making weapons, military bases or energy facilities.
And yet, in a constant game of cat and mouse, both sides are developing increasingly sophisticated means of stopping drones using electronic warfare.
