UAV event in Ridkodub area, Ukraine on Mon 24th August 2026

24th August 2026

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GeoConfirmed conflictmap UKR.

Vid1 0:00-0:05 & Vid2 0:41-0:47 - Russian fiber optic FPV strike on one of three APCs returning from an attack.

49.198917, 37.816641

8GXV5RX8+HM Ridkodub, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

GeoLocated by @moklasen

Reported involved units:

237th Guards Tank Regiment ▸ 3rd Motorized Rifle Division ▸ 20th Guards Combined Arms Army ▸ Moscow Military District ▸ Russian Ground Forces

Reported involved equipment:

Fiber Optic (FO) FPV (First Person View) OWAD (One Way Attack Drone)

Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Geolocation:

https://x.com/moklasen/status/2091966037424062828

Location:

https://geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/324afb68-d4d7-490a-9d76-1b7da8d52b56

Sources:

Vid1

https://x.com/moklasen/status/2091966040942968956

Vid2

https://t.me/endspiell/4262

Visit our map: https://geoconfirmed.org/map/ukraine

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Ukraine (UKR)

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