Pro-Russian infantrymen belonging to a separatist defense force posted photographs on social media that appeared to show them attacking Ukrainian positions on fast motorcycles.
The maneuver appears to have been carried out through militias of the Zarya Battalion in the Luhansk region. It highlights the adaptation of Russian forces to the current demanding situations and threats posed by Ukrainian first-person visual attack (FPV) drones.
In the video, several infantrymen can be seen riding motorcycles over rugged and rugged terrain. According to the message, the Russian attack was successful.
Business Insider could not independently determine the location or time of the footage.
Using motorcycles, which do not offer coverage to riders, can be very risky. In a win-win incident last year, Russian air defense infantrymen riding motorcycles in Krynky, Ukraine’s Kherson region, were chased and killed (video of the attack includes graphic footage). through a Ukrainian drone loaded with explosives.
However, pro-Kremlin Russian military journalist Alexander Sladkov wrote on Telegram that this new motorcycle exhibition would make motorcycles “the most popular means of transportation” for the Russian armed forces on the front lines in the coming months.
More broadly, the video follows a broader attempt by Russian forces to thwart the increased use of drones by Ukrainian soldiers, by expanding speed and movement for Ukrainian drones to target them, according to online defense magazine Army Recognition.
Now, in the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, FPV drones are ubiquitous on the battlefield. Many of these drones are capable of carrying several kilograms of explosives.
Russian forces have had to come up with creative tactics to prevent moves while carrying out attacks on Ukrainian positions.
In March, videos shared on social media appeared to show Russian golf cart-style convertible cars near the front line in Ukraine.
A video appears to show a Russian armored column, including several Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles, attacking Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast, Forbes reported.
The cars were used to sending infantry to the front line, according to Forbes, and the video hits them with projectiles and explosives dropped from drones.
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