“In the best blockbusters you wouldn’t see this”: Ukrainian soldier on fighting off a Russian drone from a moving Humvee
The soldier commands a squad that hauls wrecked armor off the battlefield, and this run cost the crew their own vehicle and a walk out on foot through mined ground.
Tatarin, a Ukrainian soldier from Myrnohrad, recounted the harrowing experience of defending his homeland against a Russian drone while on the move in a Humvee. As part of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Tatarin and his team specialize in recovering damaged battlefield vehicles to keep them out of enemy hands. One particularly challenging mission involved retrieving a French VAB armored personnel carrier in an area where Ukrainian forces were withdrawing.
The team had to navigate minefields, suffer injuries from a mine explosion, and eventually face an FPV drone.
Despite the drone striking their vehicle and destroying their radios, Tatarin managed to evade capture by blending in with Ukrainian infantry forces. His comrades instructed him to remain silent to avoid being mistaken for the enemy. The neighboring unit found them and called for backup, which arrived in another Humvee. During the search, a second FPV drone targeted their vehicle again, but Tatarin and fellow soldier Vovchyk managed to shoot it down using their weapons while on the move in the Humvee.
Tatarin remarked that the situation depicted in the story would not be seen in mainstream blockbusters, emphasizing the brutal reality of war.
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