Defense Ministry shows footage of destruction of AFU pickup truck in Kharkiv region

The Russian military has destroyed a pickup truck of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kharkiv Region using an FPV drone. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday, December 30, showing objective control footage.

"The servicemen of the reconnaissance unit of the "North" group of troops in Kharkiv region with the help of UAVs detected a pickup truck with AFU fighters who arrived at their positions to conduct personnel rotation in a wooded area," the ministry said in a statement.

It is specified that the strike was made after analyzing the received intelligence.

The objective control footage shows the sighting and precise striking.

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Earlier, on December 28, the Russian military destroyed the enemy position in Kharkiv region with the help of a drone. It was specified that the accumulation of AFU manpower in the shelter was detected by one of the group's units with the help of aerial reconnaissance means.

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