SAEDNEWS: Ukraine’s armed forces say they destroyed two bridges inside Russia near the Kharkiv border by using low-cost FPV drones to trigger mines and ammunition stockpiles stored under the structures
According to SaedNews: Ukrainian military units have claimed responsibility for strikes that destroyed two bridges inside Russia’s Belgorod area near the border with Kharkiv, saying they used inexpensive first-person-view (FPV) drones to locate and detonate mines and other munitions that Russian forces had stored under the crossings.
Ukrainian forces — local reporting and military sources cited by international outlets say — detected unusual activity around the bridges, sent in FPV reconnaissance drones equipped with fibre-optic cameras to inspect under the spans, found stockpiles of anti-tank mines and ammunition, and then used low-cost drones to detonate those munitions, producing large explosions that destroyed significant sections of the structures. Some reports cite the operation as taking place on Aug. 23; Ukrainian units named in coverage include frontline brigades that operate in the Kharkiv/Belgorod border area.
If confirmed, the strikes show Ukraine’s growing use of agile, inexpensive FPV drones to carry out precise, asymmetric attacks — turning enemy-stockpiled explosives into a weapon against logistics nodes. The method is cheaper than ballistic missiles and can be surgically targeted, making it attractive for disrupting supply routes without large munitions expenditure. Analysts have flagged such drone-enabled tactics as an evolving and effective element of Kyiv’s campaign inside Russian border regions.
The bridges lie close to the Kharkiv border and, according to Kyiv’s account, were being used by Russian forces to move supplies. Destroying crossings can slow logistics, complicate troop resupply and limit the movement of heavy equipment — effects that matter tactically even if they don’t decisively change front lines immediately. Ukrainian officials have used similar infrastructure strikes in recent months to place pressure on Russian rear areas.
