💥 Attack

Ukrainian drone unit Peaky Blinders conducted a strike operation near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, dropping a bomb from a DJI Mavic drone on two Russian soldiers carrying a fuel canister, killing both.

April 28, 2025 near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Peaky Blinders drone unit (military_unit) Oleksandr "Zalizniak" (person) DJI Mavic drone (weapon_system) Dmytro "Advokat" (person) glide bombs (weapon_system) Omega special operations unit (military_unit) Storm V (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) Russian forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drone unit Peaky Blinders dropped a bomb from a DJI Mavic drone on two Russian soldiers carrying a fuel canister, killing both within 20 minutes of deploying to their position.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked near Hryhorivka and Verkhnokamyanske

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Extracted: 2026-03-05T02:01:29.403Z

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