Video Footage: A Ukrainian Drone Slowly Approaches A Russian Soldier Standing Motionless By A Tree Trunk

• 24.09.2026, 13:32

The operator beat the occupier at "hide-and-seek."

A Russian occupier tried to hide from a Ukrainian drone by crouching motionless against a tree trunk, but his attempt to hide was unsuccessful. The drone operator spotted the Russian soldier and eliminated him.

According to Censor.NET, footage of the combat operations was released by pilots of the “Perun” Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.

The footage shows a Russian soldier standing almost motionless, pressed against a tree trunk. Apparently, the occupier hoped that the vegetation and his stillness would help him remain unnoticed by the Ukrainian operator.

The drone slowly approaches the hiding spot. The operator spots a Russian soldier near a tree, accurately identifies the target, and directs the drone toward the occupier.

“The drone operator wins a game of hide-and-seek against a Russian soldier who was frozen in place under a tree,” Ukrainian soldiers commented on the incident.

As a result of the attack, the Russian soldier was killed. The footage was released by operators from the “Perun” Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade.