Ukraine marines hacked a Russian drone's video feed to find its base and then shelled it, video shows
Ukraine marines hacked a Russian drone's video feed to find its base and then shelled it, video shows

Ukraine marines hacked a Russian drone's video feed to find its base and then shelled it, video shows

Ukrainian forces say they found and attacked a Russian drone base after hacking a drone and geolocating the footage.
Ukrainian drone commander Robert Brovdi said that electronic warfare specialists were aware of a Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone flying in Kherson and that the feed was "intercepted immediately," Forbes reported.
The footage was sent to Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, who geolocated it and sent a reconnaissance drone to investigate the area, Brovdi said.
A video shows a drone positioning itself above a building at the Russian site, which is then struck by artillery.
If true, this would be a really stupid thing to show your hand about.
Maybe it's at the point where they know the russians don't have an effective counter to it.
As far as I can see there's only 2 strategically logical reasons to admit to something like this:
Beyond that it seems really careless to give away some juicy info like this. Just because they might not have a counter to it now does not mean they couldn't develop one now that they know it's a factor.