Russian FPV drones attacked a team of journalists in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Kyiv • UNN
An STB TV crew, together with military personnel, came under attack by Russian FPV drones. A drone struck a pickup truck; the journalists took cover in a field, and there were no serious injuries.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, a crew from the STB television channel, together with military personnel, came under attack by Russian FPV drones. One of the drones hit a pickup truck, after which the journalists had to hide in a field. The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reports this, UNN writes.
During the night of August 6, in Dnipropetrovsk region, a crew from the STB television channel, together with military personnel and a press officer, came under attack by Russian FPV drones
Journalist Anastasiia Vilkhova and cameraman Oleksandr Dubyna were traveling with servicemen of the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade to positions where they planned to film a report about the work of artillery crews.
At around 5:00 a.m., the military detected a threat on a drone detector. They ordered everyone to leave the pickup truck immediately. A few minutes later, one of the Russian drones hit the already empty vehicle, after which it caught fire.
The journalists were forced to hide in a field of sunflowers. Later, servicemen from the same brigade who were driving along the highway picked them up. As a result of the attack, the reporters did not sustain serious injuries. Anastasiia was left with bruises and abrasions on her arms and knees from crawling through the field.
Cameraman Oleksandr continued filming the attack the entire time.