Footage from a reported Ukrainian loitering munition shows a strike against a Russian pickup truck transporting bound and blindfolded prisoners.

It's likely that the Ukrainian forward observers were only able to identify that the pickup belonged to the enemy, and likely thought the men in the back were Russian infantry. Pro-Ukrainian accounts are suggesting the prisoners were Russian soldiers that had gotten in trouble, but it's way more likely that the detainees were Ukrainian. Although the footage isn't of the best quality, it appears one of them may even be wearing a green arm band, further suggesting they are Ukrainian.

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