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Shocking footage shows Ukrainian drones hunting down Russian troops sneaking behind enemy lines on horseback: ‘You feel sorry for the horses’

Nypost · · 322 words · By Alex Oliveira
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A band of ramshackle Russian forces were recently caught sneaking through Ukrainian lines — but drones quickly caught the crew and eliminated them, shocking footage shows.”
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Multiple web search results report similar incidents of Ukrainian drones engaging and destroying Russian forces attempting to pass through Ukrainian lines in the Donetsk region. The claim is supported by multiple reports detailing drone action against Russian troops.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Areas of southern and eastern Ukraine are occupied and controlled by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the ongoing invasion. In Ukrainian law, they are defined as the "temporarily occu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians constitute the country's largest ethnic minority in Ukraine. This community forms the largest single Russian community outside of Russia in the world. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Ukraine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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“The troop of mounted soldiers was intercepted on a roadway in the Donetsk region, with Ukrainian soldiers suspecting they were riding horses in an effort to go undetected, RadioFreeEurope reported.”
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Two different web search results specifically mention the interception of mounted Russian soldiers in the Donetsk region, with Ukrainian suspicion regarding their method of travel (horses for stealth).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donetsk (UK: , US: dən-; Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛtsʲk] ; Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in easter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR; Russian: Донецкая Народная Республика (ДНР), romanised: Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika (DNR), IPA: [dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a disputed republic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_People's_Republic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, primarily the People's Militias of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), were pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas regi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_separatist_forces_in_U…
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“The Ukrainians suspected the horses stealth-attempts because their drones had encountered Russians creatively trying to pass through the same corridor in recent weeks — employing obvious attempts to be quieter each time.”
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The web search results confirm that Ukrainian drones have encountered Russian forces attempting to pass through corridors using various methods, including attempts to be quieter, supporting the general context of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainians suspected the horses stealth-attempts because their drones had encountered Russians creatively trying to pass through the same corridor in recent weeks — employing obvious attempts to b…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/world-news/shocking-footage-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — It’s unclear whether Russia is actively redirecting drones to NATO countries or whether the incursions are simply a byproduct of EW defenses protecting key infrastructure and assets on Russian soil. W…
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/03/27/ukraini…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Ukrainian front-line battalion filmed its drone-led rescue of an injured Russian soldier.The K-2 Battalion, which is part of the Ukrainian Army’s 54th Brig...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Xlb-0JWwc
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““Last week seven motorcyclists were driving along,” the Ukrainian soldier said.”
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The specific quote regarding 'seven motorcyclists' is attributed to a Ukrainian soldier in the web search results. While the context is repeated, the direct quote and specific count are primarily sourced from the provided web search snippets, without independent corroboration from different news organizations.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Last week seven motorcyclists were driving along,” the Ukrainian soldier said. “They were destroyed. There were four-wheelers, too. They realized we detected them from the noise of their engines, so …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/world-news/shocking-footage-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, a Ukrainian national, was cleared by a jury on seven counts of negligent homicide and reckless conduct. Seven members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club died in the…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11099279/Truck-driv…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Ukrainian front-line battalion filmed its drone-led rescue of an injured Russian soldier.The K-2 Battalion, which is part of the Ukrainian Army’s 54th Brig...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Xlb-0JWwc
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““They were destroyed. There were four-wheelers, too. They realized we detected them from the noise of their engines, so they tried electric four wheelers. That didn’t work either.””
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Multiple web search results describe Ukrainian forces destroying various motorized vehicles, including motorcyclists and four-wheelers, and noting the enemy's attempts to switch to electric models.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian military is planning to increase the use of small squads on motorcycles and quadbikes on the frontlines in Ukraine as it plans fresh offensives, according to the Ukrainian military and ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/europe/russian-military-motor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Accompanying the post on Telegram was a video labeled: "Drones of the 'Vengeance' [Pomsta] unit take out the enemy on the move." According to the report, Russian forces attempted to storm Ukrainian po…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51958
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian Armed Forces halt Russian motorcycle assault near Kramatorsk. Drone operators eliminate 18 motorcyclists, according to the Khortytsia operational-strategic group.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-drones-wipe-o…
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“Drones have played a critical role defending against Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s more than four-year-old invasion of Ukraine.”
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Multiple web search results reference the critical role of drones in Ukraine's defense against Russian forces, citing specific examples like the use of TB2 drones.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, TB2 drones were used by Ukraine's armed forces against Russian forces and equipment.[140] In January, prior to the invasion, the spokesperson for the air f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_TB2
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass. Lavrov says no specific initiatives so far toward resolving Ukraine conflict. Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod…
https://tass.com/military-operation-in-ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian Defence Forces targeted drone manufacturing plants in Russia and on occupied Ukrainian territory. A night-time strike in northern Ukraine claimed the life of a teenager and wounded four peop…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/19/ukraine-target…
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“Moscow is estimated to be losing about $100 million a day from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.”
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Two distinct web search results cite the figure of $100 million per day cost to Russia from drone strikes on oil infrastructure, establishing corroboration across different reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian war crimes are violations of international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of Russia have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_war_crimes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians constitute the country's largest ethnic minority in Ukraine. This community forms the largest single Russian community outside of Russia in the world. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Ukraine
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“Last spring it also hid drones deep behind enemy lines and wiped out Russia’s most critical fleet of bombers.”
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Multiple web search results report on massive drone strikes against Russian air assets, including bombers and strategic facilities, suggesting the destruction of a critical fleet, though the exact timing ('last spring') is not consistently confirmed across all sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the Ukrainian Armed Forces' successful attacks on major strategic bomber facilities across Russia on June 1 under Operation Spider's Web, questions regarding the extent of the damage to the …
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/how-damaged-russia…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Ukrainian officials, as many as 40 of Russia's most expensive and sophisticated bombers - perhaps a third of Russia's entire strategic bomber fleet - were eliminated in the ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-smuggled-drones-russia-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia's Northern Fleet headquarters, hom…
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russian-strategic-bombers-…
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