This footage, provided by Ukraine’s 47th Brigade, shows two Russian soldiers attempting to use an already ruined house as shelter. Unfortunately for them, they are followed inside by a Ukrainian FPV drone, which explodes.

This incident occurred in Avdiivka, and this house looks like a stern glance could have knocked it over. It is the single building left standing, says a lot about the nature of the devastation in the area. Still, the “any port in a storm” reaction of the Russians is pretty understandable. Based on the level of destruction all around, they were lucky to find any sort of shelter at all. However, the arrival of the FPV drone demonstrates the limit of that luck, leveling half the house.

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