Harrowing footage shows a Russian soldier's grim end as he is hunted down by Ukrainian drones. The man knows he is being observed and clasps his hands in prayer, asking the drone operator or his maker for mercy, but his pleas are denied.

Below the observation drone an FPV loitering munition can be seen sharking through the sky. The target Russian takes multiple laps around a tree to hopefully mitigate the drone threat, but the nimble racing drone dives in and explodes. It appears the man has sustained some fragmentation injuries and is longer mobile. He leans back against the tree, mentally and physically finished.

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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