Footage from 2016 captures the moment a Ukrainian drone operator is targeted by a Russian artillery or mortar strike, and the blast is captured on video.

Based on the footage, the operator was warming up the remote aircraft prior to a flight, and the camera happened to be recording at the time. The force of the blast knocks the drone over, and the operator promptly recovers it to seek cover from any following incoming fires.

Small recreational drones have proven to be incredibly useful in the Ukraine War and elsewhere. The units are relatively cheap, easy to fly, and offer priceless realtime intelligence to frontline ground units.

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