Ukrainian FPV Drone Hits Fully Loaded Russian Grad—Massive Blast Leaves Just One Wheel Behind, Video

Ukrainian FPV drone operators tracked down and destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad carrying a full ammunition load, triggering an explosion so powerful that only a single wheel was left behind.

The strike was carried out by pilots from Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on August 7, releasing footage of the attack.

The Russian multiple launch rocket system was reportedly fully loaded when the FPV drone struck it, causing its onboard ammunition to detonate in a massive secondary explosion.

Footage released by Ukraine showed the vehicle being engulfed by the blast. According to the Defense Ministry, the destruction was so complete that only one wheel remained recognizable afterward.

The BM-21 Grad—its name meaning “Hail”—is one of the most widely deployed multiple launch rocket systems in the world.

Developed in the early 1960s, the system entered Soviet service in 1963 and has since been used in conflicts worldwide. Russia continues to employ large numbers of Grads in its war of aggression against Ukraine.

Mounted on a Ural-4320 truck chassis, the system carries 40 launch tubes for 122mm rockets and can fire its entire load in roughly 20 seconds.

A full salvo can saturate an area of up to 14.5 hectares, or about 36 acres, making the system particularly dangerous against troop concentrations, defensive positions, and infrastructure.

Depending on the ammunition used, the Grad can engage targets at ranges of up to 40 kilometers, or roughly 25 miles.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Armed Forces destroyed Russia’s new HIMARS-like Sarma multiple launch rocket system for the first time during a large-scale Russian mechanized assault in the Donetsk region.

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