A Russian Su25 jet almost hit one of its own spy drones as pilots push close to the frontlines in Chasiv Yar. Video taken from the drone shows how the jet came within inches of striking it in an accident that could well have proved fatal to the pilot. The footage emerged as Russian jets push close to the frontlines for the first time in months as Ukraine runs low on antiair rockets. It appears Russian generals have not entirely worked out how to share the airspace between jets and UAVs. The last time Putin’s commanders were using jets in numbers near the front, drones were not so prolific.
But now the skies where the two sides meet are absolutely awash with them, causing a hazard.
Chasiv Yar, a town which sits on high ground near the city of Bakhmut, is being targeted by the Russians after the fall of Avdiivka. Getting hold of it would give them a vantage point to strike the nearby cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, the two strongholds in Donetsk they don’t yet control. So they are focusing all the firepower on taking the town, while Ukraine tries to rush new US military aid to the front to stop them. #russia #ukraine #war

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Russian jet narrowly avoids hitting one of its own drones
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