Russian troops have been hit by a wave of attacks – with goggles rigged to explode in soldiers’ faces.
According to sources cited by RBC-Ukraine, the operation was orchestrated by specialists from Ukraine‘s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR).
Russian sources reportedly complained of multiple incidents across various regions of the Russian Federation in early February, with dozens of cases recorded.
GUR operatives are believed to have obtained a large batch of FPV goggles for the mission before modifying them with remote detonation capabilities.
The devices were subsequently distributed to Russian UAV units through Russian volunteers who were secretly cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence.
The orchestrator of the operation was quoted by RBC as saying: « Over time, there will be many more such incidents because now ‘Bandera hideouts’ where explosive goggles are prepared for Russian occupiers exist not only in the Ukrainian Carpathians but also in Russian Siberia. »
Ukrainian intelligence sources added that the campaign was ongoing, with FPV drone pilots among the affected troops.
They said: « The horrors of war are literally unfolding before the eyes of enemy FPV pilots.”
Since the beginning of Russia‘s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s intelligence services, including the GUR and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), have conducted multiple covert operations aimed at degrading the Russian war machine.
Recent operations include:
- Cyberattack on Gazstroyprom: In February, GUR cyber specialists reportedly launched an assault on the infrastructure of Russian energy giant Gazprom’s main contractor
- Lukoil oil depot attack: At the end of January, a Ukrainian intelligence operation targeted a Lukoil facility in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, causing significant damage
- Special forces raid near Cape Tarkhankut: In December, Ukraine’s GUR Group 13 unit conducted a high-risk mission near Russian-occupied Crimea, reportedly inflicting losses on enemy forces
A British volunteer who runs a drone factory in Ukraine responsible for millions of pounds worth of damage to Russia‘s military has said the country must keep fighting despite international peace talks.
Richard Woodruff, from East Sussex, travelled to Lviv in western Ukraine in June 2022, just months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
The 31-year-old said he was moved by the atrocities in Bucha – where war crimes were allegedly carried out by the Kremlin’s occupying forces – and decided to volunteer.
The former publisher spent his first year in Ukraine delivering humanitarian aid to the front line and to people cut off from society due to the Russian invasion.
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