Ukrainian 'kamikaze' drone destroys Russian tank
The footage shows the Ukraine drone, armed with powerful explosives, locating a Russian tank sitting immobile by a crossroads. The kamikaze drone, so-called due to its self-sacrificing role, flies from a distance towards the enemy vehicle. It hits the tank directly, killing what appears to be Russian soldiers working on top of the vehicle.
Melissa Bell, CNN’s Kyiv correspondent, said: “Extraordinary footage that was posted by the Ukrainian army in a Facebook post.
“It shows what looks like a kamikaze drone hitting a Russian tank. Now just a bit of background on some of those kamikaze drones.
“We know that the United States has provided 100 switchblade drones to the Ukrainian armed forces.
“The advantage they have tactically on the field, as a result, is that they can be fired from a distance, so from about 25 miles....
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