Some Ukrainian drone operators are slamming thermite-spewing “dragon drones” onto Russian turtle tanks in order to burn through the extra armor with molten incendiary burning as hot as 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Soldiers targeted by thermite have 10 seconds to flee the area before suffering fatal burns, the U.S. Army concluded in a 2000 study.

In recent weeks, numerous recordings have surfaced showing Russian Vandal drones attacking Ukrainian artillery positioned behind the front lines. The Ukrainians are responding with strikes on the valuable 2A36 Hyacinth-B howitzers,

In the early hours of December 2024, as the sun began to rise, the sound of drones filled the air. This was the first successful all-drone assault on Russian positions — a groundbreaking event in the history of modern warfare.