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Russia Says FPV Drones Destroyed Humvee and Kozak Near Kupyansk

The Defense Ministry credits the Zapad grouping’s 68th Motorized Rifle Division with FPV strikes intended to block Ukrainian rotation or resupply.

Overview

  • The ministry reported two pickup trucks, a U.S.-made Humvee, and a Ukrainian Kozak were hit on the southern outskirts of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region.
  • Officials said aerial reconnaissance identified the targets before first-person-view kamikaze drones carried out the strikes.
  • The MoD claimed the attacks disrupted attempts to relieve Ukrainian fighters it describes as encircled in the city.
  • Unmanned-systems teams from the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Zapad grouping were named as the operators.
  • The account was released via state media RIA Novosti, with no independent verification presented in the report.