💥 Attack

Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade executed an advanced drone tactic where one FPV drone landed to observe and record video of another FPV drone striking a Russian vehicle.

July 31, 2025 Chasiv Yar, Donetsk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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47th Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) FPV drones (weapon_system) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Russia (organization) Russian forces (organization)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade executed an advanced drone tactic where one FPV drone landed to observe and record video of another FPV drone striking a Russian vehicle.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces completed the seizure of Chasiv Yar on July 31, 2025

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Kramatorsk killed seven people

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.166Z

Source story: day-1255a-2025-08-02