Long before the Russia-Ukraine war erupted in Eastern Europe, this video sent shockwaves through the intelligence world. It provided the most accurate forecast of first-person view (FPV) drones being weaponized and transformed into kamikaze swarms. 

With that forecast becoming a stark reality for the soldiers of Ukraine and Russia, killing each other not just with bullets and missiles, war footage posted on X in recent times shows how war has quickly changed:

Wow. New model of FPV drone now in service with our troops. Virtually silent with NV capability. They didnt have a clue it was there pic.twitter.com/6700s1igaj

— Слава Уkрaїні! (@ConnieLingus123) April 28, 2024

War in Ukraine 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Lone Russian soldier almost won a duel with a Ukrainian FPV drone… #Ukraina #Russia #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/d1mxwPQP9e

— Skënderbeü_ (@AncientAlien01) September 29, 2024

A war correspondent from the Russian “Izvestia” media outlet, Denis Kulaga, got wounded near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine due to a Ukrainian FPV drone strike.

He received shrapnel wounds to both legs, as well as burns and fractures to his lower limbs.

The ATV on… pic.twitter.com/yZeO3mIbFy

— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) September 30, 2024

💥A Ukrainian kamikaze drone flies into a Russian dugout for a tour to see how things are going there. near Gorlovka in Donetsk region🔥#UkraineWar #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineWarNews #RussianArmy #RussiaIsANaziState pic.twitter.com/MC1Kh6Fciy

— ✝ ⚔️ Hunter UA ✠ 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@UaCoins) February 11, 2024

Traditional countermeasures such as drone radio signal jammers that disrupt the GPS or control signals of the drones, GPS spoofers, or high-energy lasers are too costly and not easily deployable on the modern battlefield. Perhaps the ole’ shotgun equipped with buckshot shells might do the trick, or even a shovel, as cheap counter-drone tech. 

Aylardır beklediğimiz görüntü.(iki taraftan birisinden farketmez)Rus askeri av tüfeğiyle Ukrayna FPV drone’u düşürüyor. pic.twitter.com/n6qOlfsF1s

— hafıza (@turkhafiza1) May 27, 2024

On the other hand, X user Visegrád 24 posted what appears to be new footage of Russian troops conducting field training exercises to defend against FPV attacks.

“War is changing quickly. Russian soldiers have started training on FPV drone evasion techniques,” said Visegrád 24. 

War is changing quickly.

Russian soldiers have started training on FPV drone evasion techniques pic.twitter.com/YIdLja2psN

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 4, 2024

Here’s what X users are saying: 

Apparently its best to throw a towel over it. Soldiers, equip yourselves with towel!

— Vrou as Patriot (@Vrou_as_Patriot) October 4, 2024

Combat roll and throw your weapon, hell yeah

— TOW Fella (@mack_a_d00) October 4, 2024

Maybe skeet shooting is the best practice. 

A nice shotgun on each squad will solve this miserable issue.

— נחליאל (@nachlielh) October 4, 2024

Let’s return to the FPV drones that could be weaponized Stateside and attack soft targets. This is a massive threat given the Biden-Harris administration rolled out the red carpet to at least 1.7 million illegal aliens deemed ‘potential national security threats‘ into the country.