A soldier of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 155th Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv, with the call sign “Pharaoh”, spoke about his first deployment as an aerial reconnaissance operator and combat operations near Pokrovsk.

The video interview was published on January 4 on the channel of the “East” Group of Forces.

“Pharaoh” is originally from the city of Pavlohrad, to which the front line is gradually approaching.

“He was fortunate to be the first to detect an enemy assault column — with armored vehicles, motorcycles, and quad bikes. The enemy rarely conducts such assaults now, as such columns are always destroyed.

A few days later, another motorcycle column was struck.

Six days later, there was a very telling incident involving an assault trooper who tried to shoot down our drone with an anti-personnel mine — with a predictable result.

At the same time, the pilot notes that the enemy often disguises itself in civilian clothing, and a small portion of civilians who, despite everything, chose to wait for the arrival of Russian troops sometimes assist the occupiers.

However, look at what the Russian military themselves do to these same locals.

We must all not forget the animalistic snarl of the Russians. That is precisely why we are defending our land and our home here”, — the statement of the “East” Group of Forces reads.