Footage uploaded by Ukrainian sources reportedly shows suicide drone strikes against a pair of Russian tanks in a forested area of Ukraine. The imagery is grainy and hard to verify if the strikes are against two different tanks for if the two strikes are targeting the same tank. There is also no aftermath footage to determine the effectiveness of the strikes.

An interesting thing to note is the poor transmission quality of the drone and its receiver. The distortion is likely a result of the forest instructing line of sight signals. While this war has shown us that drones are revolutionizing the way wars are fought, they are not without their limitations and varied terrain plays a large factor.

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