From: Kyiv Independent — Ihor, a company commander, was driving alone out of Pokrovsk, already semi-encircled by Russian forces, in September when the first Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone hit the back of his car, tearing the roof.
The second flew in immediately after, hitting the rear tire. He drove five kilometers before the third FPV struck the engine bay of his car. It stopped moving.
“The first drone intercepts a car, and then one or two FPV drones fly in,” Ihor from the 36th Marine Brigade deployed in eastern Donetsk Oblast said, describing Russia’s killer drone tactic against cars.
While the Ukrainian military also lacks prestigious Western-supplied weapons and equipment, soldiers and commanders say the shortage of basic resources — from cars to drones and people — makes it extremely difficult to hold back the relentless Russian offensives. Though Ukraine has been eyeing the U.S. to finally green-light the supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles, those on the ground say the lack of more basic needs is a more pressing issue, and often shortages of critical but more rudimentary equipment play just as decisive a role.
Forced to get out of his car, Ihor walked three to four kilometers on foot before fellow soldiers picked him up.
Voice of Ukraine 