Night drones destroyed a convoy of vehicles in the Russian rear

4 June, 2024 A Russian Ural-4320 truck hit by a drone in Ukraine. Photo credits: Russia no context The Russians demonstrated a destroyed artillery convoy that had been hit by Ukrainian night drones in the rear behind the front line.

The video was posted by the Russia no context Telegram channel. The footage captures three vehicles under fire that were hit behind the invaders' lines while moving in a convoy. One of the trucks was loaded with unidentified boxes, and the third was towing a 152 mm 2A36 Giatsint-B gun.

According to the authors of the video, who were passing by the burning convoy, the night FPV drones hit the Russian equipment. With the advancement of technology, drones have become perhaps the main threat on the front line, having expanded their range by tens of kilometers into the enemy's rear over the past year.

Both conventional FPV drones and longer-range aircraft-type drones are used for strikes. The best of them can cover up to 50 kilometers with the help of a network of repeaters. In view of this and the increased activity of Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV operators, most movements of logistics equipment, artillery, and even infantry of the Russian invaders have shifted to the dark, when they are less noticeable.

However, the situation started changing at the end of 2023, when the first mass-produced FPV drones with thermal imaging optical devices began to appear at the front, allowing them to destroy equipment under any conditions. In particular, recently, one of these drones operated by the 12th Azov Brigade destroyed a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system in the Donetsk region.