Video shows Ukrainian drone shooting down a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers trying to cross the Dnipro River

• Drones targeted Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski, Ukraine said.

• The video, released by Ukraine’s 79th State Border Guard Service, appears to show the attack.

• Russia has used an eclectic mix of vehicles, including motorcycles and golf carts.

Images shared by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry appear to show Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski being shot down by a drone.

The video, released by Ukraine’s 79th State Border Guard Service, appears to show Russian soldiers being targeted by Ukrainian FPV drones.

The drone tracks the jet ski as it crosses the river. When the Russian soldiers reach the opposite shore, the drone moves forward and hits the jet ski.

The caption accompanying the video reads: “The SBGSU aerial reconnaissance unit attacked an enemy crew on a jet ski in the Kherson region with FPV drones. The attackers’ deaths are being clarified.”

Business Insider was unable to independently verify the video or details of the attack.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense later posted the video saying: “The occupiers attempted to cross Dnipro and received a “warm welcome” from the warriors of the 79th detachment.”

Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced in March the formation of the Dnipro River “Flotilla” and a “river boat brigade”.

Dnipro, a natural barrier, forms much of the front line in southern Ukraine.

Russian forces have adopted several eclectic vehicles in recent months in an attempt to replenish increasingly scarce equipment and adapt to the ongoing challenges and threats posed by Ukrainian attack drones.

In April, a Russian-backed battalion from the dissident Luhansk People’s Republic posted a video in which they appeared to attack Ukrainian positions on motorcycles.

In the video, several soldiers can be seen on motorcycles traveling over rough terrain. According to the post, the Russian attack was successful.

quad bike were also used in Russian attacks, according to reports.

Russia also used open, Chinese-built golf cart-style vehicles near the front line in Ukraine.

In March, Forbes reporter David Ax observed that the vehicles lack armor and weaponry and are typically seen on farms and construction sites, not on the battlefield.

“It is reckless, if not insane, to deploy an unarmored, convertible all-terrain vehicle – in essence, a heavy-duty golf cart – into combat just 400 meters from the front line,” Ax wrote at the time.

The vehicles were being used to transport infantry to the front lines, according to Forbes, and the video shows them being hit by drone-launched projectiles and explosives.

The Russians were also seen modifying their armor in an attempt to protect them from drones and anti-tank fire.

From the first days of the war, Russia equipped raw metal structures in your tanks to better protect occupants from anti-tank fire.

This tactic evolved into what was dubbed “turtle tank”, so extensively covered with sheet metal that the vehicle can barely turn the weapon.

The ever-present drone threat on Ukraine’s battlefields has led troops to experiment to increase their chances of survival. On April 5, Ukrainian forces claimed to have captured a Russian tank completely covered in electronic jamming equipment. However, the vehicle was still seen being removed by a first-person view drone.

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