An FPV drone pilot of the Strike Drones Company unit of the 47th Magura Separate Mechanized Brigade hit a Russian “combat motorcyclist”.

The brigade’s press service published a video of the incident.

The released video shows a Russian motorcyclist, who was most likely on a logistics mission, being overtaken and hit by an FPV drone.

The boxes attached to the sides of the cross-country motorcycle indicate that the Russian was performing a logistics task.

As a result of the attack, the motorcycle was completely destroyed, and the rider was seriously injured.

Motorcycles in the Russian-Ukrainian war

Militarnyi previously reported that Russian infantrymen are training to assault positions using motorcycles.

The published footage captures Russian infantrymen riding cross-country motorcycles in pairs, arriving close to the makeshift trenches, hastening and launching an assault.

In real combat conditions, the success of such an assault may depend on the speed of detection, response, and the availability of effective means of destruction at the positions of the defenders.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Russians have conducted assault operations using highly mobile and fast vehicles such as motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles.

In addition, such vehicles are used to deliver provisions, ammunition, and infantry to positions or as transportation for mobile anti-tank and anti-aircraft crews.

Their speed helps minimize the time spent in the open, thus reducing the time to detection and destruction.

Despite their high speed and maneuverability, such vehicles often become easy targets for FPV drones and artillery, and due to the lack of protection, the crew’s survival chances are minimal.