Drone-recorded footage from eastern Ukraine shows the moment a Russian separatist fighter is targeted by a Ukrainian-emplaced explosive booby trap, hidden along a walking path.

The targeted militant reportedly belonged to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), one of the main Russian-backed militias fighting against the Ukrainian government in contested areas of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces have released a number of these videos that suggest they have a skilled sapper unit that is able to infiltrate behind enemy lines, undetected, to place the explosives. The specific details of the device itself are not known by us as to whether it was of improvised construction (IED) or a conventional anti personnel mine like a claymore. Although it is possible the blast was triggered by the target himself via a trip wire or pressure plate, the fact that the drone was observing would suggest the device was command detonated by a Ukrainian triggerman.