STICKS & STONES
Bizarre moment Ukrainian drone whacks Russian spy UAV with a STICK & knocks it out of sky in humiliating blow for Vlad
It comes as UK military bosses warn Putin will keep throwing troops into the furnace no matter the cost
BIZARRE footage has emerged of a Ukrainian drone taking down a Russian spy device with a new piece of military technology - a stick.
A video spreading on social media claims to show vision from a Ukrainian First Person View (FPV) drone stalking the Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a long stick in the skies over Kherson Oblast in the war-torn country's south.
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When it approaches the Russian reconnaissance drone - flown for surveillance and intelligence - it uses the stick to strike its motor.
It repeatedly whacks the enemy flying object over a 30-second attack until the engine is disabled, knocking it out of action.
It comes as a reminder of Kyiv's innovation and willingness to try surprise tactics against Putin's relentless invasion.
The Russian surveillance devices are deployed to locate Ukrainian units, helping coordinate attacks.
They can hover above battle zones gathering data on where to strike, making them a huge priority to take down.
Fighting in Kherson has been fierce - it was the first city to fall to the invaders in 2022, who blitzed in from Crimea, before being liberated nine months later.
But although it is no longer occupied the city is regularly pounded by drone and artillery strikes.
Another region under constant fire is the east, with UK army chief General Sir Roly Walker warning Putin will keep throwing bodies into the furnace even to capture just a slice of territory.
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Gen Walker predicted it would probably take the dictator another five years to reach "minimum" goals in claiming pockets of Ukraine.
And by that point, nearly two million Russians will have been slaughtered, according to UK projections.
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It's estimated Kremlin forces have already lost 550,000 troops since the invasion began in 2022.
The former SAS-boss said: “In a long war, there are no winners.
“It is an utter devastation for both sides and lost generations.
“If they carry on as they are, it will probably take the Russians five years to grind their way to their minimum objectives of the four oblasts (Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk)."
“At the current rate of attrition of dead and wounded, that puts them probably well north of 1.5million casualties to achieve that, with untold billions of lost equipment."
Defence Secretary John Healey recently warned Putin wouldn't stop in Ukraine if he wins.
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