A report from Russia’s defense ministry says that Ukrainian infantry near Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye region were targeted by Russian paratroopers using quadcopters. The ministry cited the Novorossiysk Guards Mountain Air Force as deploying quadrotor aircraft with payload drops during a military operation aimed at neutralizing Ukrainian forces in the Verbovoye area.
The ministry stated that after deploying a quadcopter loaded with munitions, the operator identified as targets a damaged Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle crew and soldiers moving along trenches at a strongpoint. The operator steered the drone toward the targets and neutralized enemy personnel by releasing fragmentation rounds.