Drone video released by Ukrainian sources shows a group of Russian Soldiers retreating while they are under direct fire from Ukrainian positions. Shortly into their hasty retreat they stop in a hole to take cover, and just seconds later they spontaneously combust from an explosion coming from an unknown source.

There's currently a lot of speculation going on with this video in the greater narrative. Some people believe that the Russian troops fumbled a grenade into their own fighting position, which caused the explosions, others believe that a drone dropped munition was used to strike them as they took cover. We have no way of knowing the full context of this situation, so we're not going to make up a wild story so we look informed.

Here's what we know for certain. Three Russians were running through a field while Ukrainian troops shot at them with rifles. The Russians took cover in what appears to be a bomb creator. Seconds later, after some frantic movement that's hard to make out, the Russians explode. End of video.

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