Shocking aerial footage shows the moment a Russian soldier was blown up by a Ukrainian drone packed with explosives after it managed to catch him.
Putin’s fighter plane can be seen desperately running for its life as it is chased by the UAV.
At one point, he catches the flying bomb and, holding it in his hand, continues running.
But then when his energy runs out, he slows down and abandons it.
The drone immediately explodes in a bright flash and his body can be seen lying in the middle of the road.
Some reports say the FPV operator blew up the drone while the soldier was carrying it.
But a later sequence of the filming shows that the man dropped the drone, causing it to explode.
Images captured by the drone camera show the man running for his life while being chased.
The drone explodes with a bright flash and the man’s body can be seen lying in the middle of the road.
The shocking incident was also filmed by the drone itself and captures the moment the soldier catches the UAV.
“These images, recorded by the drone’s camera, show the soldier first trying to evade and flee from the drone before finally catching it,” the Kyiv Post reported.
‘The video then captures the drone detonating, ending with the soldier lying motionless on the road.’
An unconfirmed report by news portal Haberler claimed the incident occurred in Russia’s Kursk region.
“The advance of the Ukrainian army in Kursk has renewed fighting on the front, and the image transmitted from the area once again showed the merciless face of war,” the report said.
‘A Russian soldier who was following the Ukrainian army caught their drone and started to run, but the explosion cost him his life in just a few seconds.’
Putin’s fighter plane can be seen desperately running for its life as it is chased by the UAV.
Pictured: The aftermath of the explosion believed to have occurred in Russia’s Kursk region.
This comes after Russian drones violated the airspace of two NATO countries during an airstrike over Ukraine yesterday.
A drone entered Romanian territory early Sunday as Moscow attacked “civilian targets and port infrastructure” across the Danube River in Ukraine, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said.
According to preliminary data, there may be an “impact zone” in an uninhabited area near the Romanian town of Periprava, close to the border with Ukraine, and an investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said a Russian drone went down the previous day near the town of Rezekne, and had likely been diverted to Latvia from neighboring Belarus, a close ally and dependent on the Kremlin.
Since the invasion of its airspace was reported, Romania has urged Moscow to stop what it described as an escalation, which comes as tensions between Vladimir Putin and the West threaten to spiral out of control.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience before the gala concert to mark the 877th anniversary of Moscow on September 7
Romania deployed F-16 fighter jets to monitor its airspace and keep NATO allies informed, its National Defense Ministry said (Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet file image)
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, two civilians were killed and four others, including two children, wounded in an overnight Russian airstrike in the northern city of Sumy, the regional military administration said.
In the eastern Kharkiv region, two elderly women were killed in shelling on Saturday night, according to local governor Oleh Syniehubov.
