{"id":1391,"date":"2026-05-15T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:25:28","slug":"drone-pilots-capture-russian-troops-fleeing-botched-assault-in-eastern-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/drone-pilots-capture-russian-troops-fleeing-botched-assault-in-eastern-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Pilots Capture Russian Troops Fleeing Botched Assault in Eastern Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"\">(DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"\">\u00a0\u2013 Ukrainian drone pilots from the 414th Separate Brigade have published combat footage showing the defeat of a Russian assault group in the Donetsk region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The video was released on 15 May 2026 as part of the unit&#8217;s weekly series called &#8220;Shobla Tyzhnia,&#8221; Episode 43. It shows Russian infantry running away across open fields, through reeds and ditches, while Ukrainian drones watch from above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">A voice in the video speaks from the view of a Russian soldier. He describes the fear and panic around him. &#8220;Everyone around is scurrying like cockroaches. But it is terrifying to stick your head out because something is whistling, something is whistling.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The soldier questions why he ever joined the fight. &#8220;Why on earth did I need that special military operation? Why did I come here? Just to end up belly down in a ditch, chased by drones?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The footage shows how Russian troops left their wounded behind as they ran. The narrator tells of a soldier called &#8220;Vasiok&#8221; who was hit directly by a drone. &#8220;Vasia received a credited headshot. His ears scattered. That is how his episode ended.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The Russian soldiers threw down their weapons and body armour to run faster. &#8220;We raced through bushes, through gullies, ravines and ditches, whilst Vaska&#8217;s corpse burned out in the weeds. We threw away weapons and armour, shouted nonsense into the radio, and from the sky, a downpour of fire pursued us,&#8221; the narrator says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The video ends with the soldier accepting his fate. &#8220;I will remain in these fields because I chose this bizarre path. No one will bury me in the mud. At home there is food and booze. I went to the special military operation. Now I rot in the Donbas terricones.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\">The 414th Separate Brigade is led by Robert Brovdi, known by his call sign &#8220;Magyar.&#8221; The unit has become one of Ukraine&#8217;s best drone fighting forces. It uses advanced drones for both spying and attacking. The brigade also runs a public online scoreboard called &#8220;Pidrakhuika&#8221; that tracks confirmed strikes on Russian forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0428\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430 \u0442\u0438\u0436\u043d\u044f, \u0435\u043f\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0434 43. \u201c\u041d\u0430\u0444\u0456\u0433 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u043e\u0440\u0442? \u201d\u0417\u043d\u0456\u043c\u043a\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0438 414 \u043e\u0431\u0440 \u041f\u0442\u0430\u0445\u0438 \u041c\u0430\u0434\u044f\u0440\u0430.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6UP__TMpU48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE)\u00a0\u2013 Ukrainian drone pilots from the 414th Separate Brigade have published combat footage showing the defeat of a Russian assault group in the Donetsk region. The video was released on 15 May 2026 as part of the unit&#8217;s weekly series called &#8220;Shobla Tyzhnia,&#8221; Episode 43. It shows Russian infantry running away across open fields, through reeds and ditches, while Ukrainian drones watch from above. A voice in the video speaks from the view of a Russian soldier. He describes the fear and panic around him. &#8220;Everyone around is scurrying like cockroaches. 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