FPV Strike Turns Russian T-72 Into Flames in Precision Ukrainian Drone Hunt, Video

Coordinated action between multiple Ukrainian military units has destroyed another Russian T-72 tank near the settlement of Yampil, according to the Apachi Battalion of the 81st Separate Airmobile Slobozhanska Brigade on February 15.

The attack first immobilized the armored vehicle with an accurate hit, then followed with a sequence of targeted strikes to complete the destruction.

Footage from the engagement shows the final drone—equipped with a napalm payload—igniting the tank. The vehicle burst into flames, leaving behind little more than scorched, smoldering metal and ash.

Ukrainian forces described the outcome not as chance, but as the result of professional execution, coordination, and calculated planning.

Each destroyed armored vehicle, they noted, represents lives saved among Ukrainian troops and millions of dollars in Russian military resources permanently removed from the battlefield.

As of February 15, 2026, during nearly four years of its full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost over 11,600 tanks, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. At that pace, Russia’s tank arsenal is disintegrating faster than it can be rebuilt. Ukraine has managed to cripple Moscow’s armored forces with the drone industry that, just four years ago, barely existed.

Earlier, reports emerged that Russia begun modernizing older T-72A tanks, likely due to the depletion of its remaining T-72B stocks. Newly released footage from Russia’s Uralvagonzavod tank manufacturer shows T-72A tanks undergoing upgrades.

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