Drone footage shows a Russian infiltrator attempting to smuggle rocket launchers in a raft across a river into contested territory when he is repeatedly engaged by Ukrainian artillery.

Russian media outlets attempted to claim the man was a civilian fisherman, but at least two RPO-A Shmel-M thermobaric rocket launchers can be seen in the boat with him. Some reports are indicating the man died when the boat hit a mine, while others are claiming n artillery strike made a direct hit on his vessel.

Dude out here fishing with RPO-A Shmel-M thermobaric rocket launchers. I normally use a wacky-worm. pic.twitter.com/2hmvT2Mo29

— Will Killmore (@Will_Killmore) April 30, 2023

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter