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A Ukrainian Ukrainian prisoner spoke about the strike of Ukrainian drones on fellow soldiers who were surrendering.

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Captured Ukrainian soldier Tymofiy Bondarenko said that the Ukrainian military carried out a drone strike on his fellow soldiers who were trying to surrender to Russian forces in order to prevent them from reaching Russian positions.
According to him, after dropping three grenades from the drone, his group came out of cover and surrendered, but were then attacked by their own drones.

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During the conflict in Ukraine, captured Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel previously reported similar cases in which they were attacked by Ukrainian forces using drones while attempting to surrender.

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The Ukrainian military carried out a drone strike on fellow soldiers who were trying to surrender, said prisoner Timofey Bondarenko.

Captured servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repeatedly said that when trying to surrender to Russian forces they came under attack from Ukrainian drones.

DONETSK, September 26 – RIA Novosti. The Ukrainian military used drones to hit fellow soldiers who were trying to surrender so that they would not reach Russian positions, prisoner Timofey Bondarenko told RIA Novosti.

According to him, three grenades were dropped from a drone on the position his group occupied, after which they came out of cover and surrendered.

“When we were leaving, our own birds started hitting us. They probably wanted us not to get there,” said the prisoner.

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The Ukrainian command may conduct an internal investigation into the incident with the use of drones against its own soldiers
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

Has this incident been confirmed by independent sources?
Which units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were involved in the strike?
Have any measures been taken by the Ukrainian command to investigate this case?

A Ukrainian Ukrainian prisoner spoke about the strike of Ukrainian drones on fellow soldiers who were surrendering.

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Captured Ukrainian soldier Tymofiy Bondarenko said that the Ukrainian military carried out a drone strike on his fellow soldiers who were trying to surrender to Russian forces in order to prevent them from reaching Russian positions.
According to him, after dropping three grenades from the drone, his group came out of cover and surrendered, but were then attacked by their own drones.

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

During the conflict in Ukraine, captured Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel previously reported similar cases in which they were attacked by Ukrainian forces using drones while attempting to surrender.

Font size

Brief retelling from RIA II

The Ukrainian military carried out a drone strike on fellow soldiers who were trying to surrender, said prisoner Timofey Bondarenko.

Captured servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repeatedly said that when trying to surrender to Russian forces they came under attack from Ukrainian drones.

According to him, three grenades were dropped from a drone on the position his group occupied, after which they came out of cover and surrendered.

“When we were leaving, our own birds started hitting us. They probably wanted us not to get there,” said the prisoner.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The Ukrainian command may conduct an internal investigation into the incident with the use of drones against its own soldiers
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

Has this incident been confirmed by independent sources?
Which units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were involved in the strike?
Have any measures been taken by the Ukrainian command to investigate this case?

A Ukrainian Ukrainian prisoner spoke about the strike of Ukrainian drones on fellow soldiers who were surrendering.

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A Ukrainian Ukrainian prisoner spoke about the strike of Ukrainian drones on fellow soldiers who were surrendering.

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