Russian drones dropped grenades near soldiers, a Ukrainian commander told The Washington Post.
He said the goal was to figure out which side each soldier was on, based on where they ran.
AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian drone pilots have dropped grenades over soldiers to try to work out which side they were on, a Ukrainian commander said.
He told The Post that Russian drone pilots deployed the tactic, which was described by captured soldiers, to see if the soldiers ran toward Russian or Ukrainian lines, which would reveal which side they were on, he said.
Intercepted Russian radio conversations also appeared to show Russian forces would shoot any of their own soldiers who retreated, Rollo said.
Persons:
—, Rollo
Organizations:
Washington Post, Service, Assault Brigade, Post, UK Ministry of Defence
Locations:
Ukrainian, Ukraine's, Russia, Andriivka, Ukraine, Russian, Donetsk