Russia attacks unarmed cyclist with drone
Telegram channel of the 3rd Army of the Russian Federation published a video on August 21 showing an FPV drone targeting a man on a bicycle in the area of Vasilivska Pustozh, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region.
Consensus
- A video was published on 21 August by the Telegram channel of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Russian military.
- The video shows an FPV drone attacking a man on a bicycle in Vasilevskaya Pustoshy, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblst.
- The man is dressed in civilian clothes, wears a cap, carries a backpack, and has no visible weapons or military insignia.
- The man stops when the drone takes off from the ground and attempts to dismount the bicycle.
- The drone strikes the man as he is moving backward.
- The video's caption claimed that soldiers from the 2nd Artillery Brigade destroyed enemy personnel using FPV drones.
- The video was removed on 23 August without explanation.
- The video was reported by Astra and other media outlets.
Points of divergence
- The man was described as a 'liquidated Ukrainian nationalist' in the video's caption. — novaya_eu
- The settlement of Vasilevskaya Pustosh is under Ukrainian control and combat operations are ongoing in the area. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russian military attacked an unarmed cyclist with a drone in the Donetsk region and published footage on their channel. After media attention, the video was removed — Новая газета Европа
- Telegram channel of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of Russia published a video in which a drone deliberately attacks an unarmed cyclist; later the recording was deleted — Медиазона
- Telegram channel of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation published and then deleted a video recorded by a drone... — Varlamov News