A footage has emerged showing that the Ronin drone unit of the 56th Separate Mechanized Brigade hit what is possibly the most unusual target for Ukrainian FPV drones in this war – a locomotive pulling a fuel train.
The Oko Hora community geolocated this footage, revealing that the hit occurred almost 30 kilometers deep from the current front line, a range that can be considered a record. Another important detail is that the hit took place near the temporarily occupied Tokmak, which is part of the railway corridor from Donbas to Crimea, crucial for the logistics of the russian Army.
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At this point, it’s worth analyzing the nature of the target that was hit. The footage showed a two-section 2TE116 type locomotive, which has a body length of 36 meters and a total weight of 276 tons. These dimensions make the hit locomotive not only the most unusual but also the largest target for Ukrainian FPV drone. The drone hit the locomotive with equal likelihoods of either having no impact or causing a malfunction that would complicate the further movement of the fuel train. However, this episode is sufficient for two important conclusions.
First, the drone capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased to a level that allows hitting moving targets at a distance of 20-30 kilometers from the front line. Second, the russians are actively using the railway corridor from Donbas to Crimea for their logistics, making this route a priority target.
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