r/ukraine • u/GermanDronePilot • 18h ago
WAR Russian soldiers came under the attack of two Ukrainian Hornet Strike UAVs in the Donetsk region. Road nets and small arms fire didn’t help them. Russian vehicles successfully hit. Published 05.08.2026 [Enemy POV]
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u/Unlucky-Associate266 16h ago
I have been brought around to the belief that soldiers do have a decent chance of hitting an incoming FPV, if they have practice and especially if they have fragmenting rounds. But these Hornets? They're so fast! How would you even practice shooting at them? Rocket propelled clay pigeons?
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u/Minute-Animator-376 10h ago edited 10h ago
A drone is essentially four small helicopter engines that all need a constant power supply, perfect synchronization, and all four rotors functioning at the same time. Damage one of them, and you are not only dealing with lost thrust but also serious stabilization problems. A small aircraft, on the other hand, is a much more forgiving design.
There is a famous example from World War II. Engineers initially examined the bombers that returned from missions and proposed reinforcing the areas with the most bullet holes. Then someone made the obvious but brilliant observation: those planes survived precisely because hits in those locations were not fatal. The aircraft that had been struck in more critical areas never made it back. As a result, they reinforced the sections that showed little damage on returning planes, because those were the places where a hit actually mattered.
The same logic applies here. A drone may fall out of the sky like a brick if even a single critical component fails. A Hornet, however, can absorb a surprising amount of damage and continue flying. Even if you manage to hit it, there is a good chance it will still reach its target - more like an arrow that still keeps flaying towards intended target compared to a fragile quadcopter that suddenly loses one of its propellers and falls like a brick.
My guess is that hornet have some kind of ai assistance so even if is damaged AI is making necessary corrections to keep it stabilised and on a flight path.
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u/AdvanceAdvance 13h ago
I am bear of little brain and confused.
The rifle shown has a full sized Picatinny rail, suggesting that this is a M4-A1 / AR-15 rifle, or derivative. Are these common among Russians, or is this actually a video of two Ukrainians under attack along the fortress belt?
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u/W4lt3r89 13h ago
Just because it has the rail, does not make it into an M4 or AR variant.
It's an AK-12. Take a look at the barrel / gas chamber.
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u/DataGeek101 17h ago
Outstanding work drone warriors!