Footage released by RT shows a Russian Lancet drone making a direct hit on a Ukrainian 2S1 Gvozdika as the crew struggles to get clear of the vehicle. One crew member appears to be consumed by the blast.

It's unclear from the footage alone if the Ukrainian Soldier that was caught in the blast was killed. He can be seen laying off the left side of the vehicle immediately after the fireball and smoke clears, but he isn't moving. This could be because the Soldier is stunned from the blast however, and the video cuts pretty quickly after the fact showing a close up of the 2S1 Gvozdika moments before the Lancet's impact.

While it's important to acknowledge Ukrainian casualties, I find it unlikely that the Ukrainian Soldier in this video was killed judging from his position relative to the impact point of the Lancet drone. He was likely seriously injured by shrapnel from the explosion and from being thrown off of the vehicle, however the fact that the RT feed immediately cuts back to the second before the impact tells me that he likely started moving again after recovering from the initial shock of being blown up by a kamikaze drone.

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