Ukraine Waits For Russian Ammo Convoy To Enter – Then Crushes Them All
August 12th, 2025, a Russian convoy carrying about 50 tons of ammunition moved into a refueling stop. But only minutes later, two firsterson view suicide drones surged forward at nearly 125 mph like deadly arrows piercing straight toward the trucks. Two strikes in less than 5 minutes, and the entire stockpile erupted. The blast could be seen from more than 12 mi away. This was not just a raid. This was the moment the rear lines turned into the front line. At 10:00 a.m. August 12th, 2025, from a makeshift launch site near Svatov on the outskirts of Starabilk in Luhansk, two firsterson view suicide drones of Ukraine’s 14th Tactical UAV regiment entered their final checks before a strategic strike. 15 minutes earlier, a modified DJI Mavic 3 had been launched. It acted as the scout, capturing infrared images, transmitting real-time data to the command post, and guiding the two attack drones toward their targets. The target, five Russian Eural trucks loaded with ammunition moving toward the improvised relay hub, Idar 17, on the north bank of the Idar River. Their mission was to deliver over 50 tons of artillery shells and rockets, enough to increase Russian fire density to levels that could threaten Ukraine’s supply routes, staging areas, river crossings, and forward medical stations. But Ukraine would not allow that to happen. For days, the 14th Regiment, working with intelligence networks, had tracked the convoy, marking refueling times, crew habits, and combining UAV imagery with electronic reconnaissance to pinpoint the moment the trucks would have to halt for inspection and refueling near Starabil. The location lay outside the umbrella of fixed air defenses. No radar, no missiles, no electronic warfare teams. At 102 minutes a.m. from 9 miles out, the Mavic 3 streamed encrypted realtime video back to the field command post. On screen, the five engines glowed as distinct heat signatures. To Ukrainian eyes, it was a perfect cluster target. A single precise strike could set off a chain reaction, wiping out the entire convoy in under a minute. No further confirmation was needed. Signal encrypted, coordinates locked. Immediately, the two FPV drones launched. In the initial phase, they used GPS combined with inertial navigation, flying low at an average 35 to 50 ft to evade ground radar or low frequency surveillance. Cruise speed was held steady at 80 mph, fast enough to shorten the flight time, yet slow enough for the operator to maintain pinpoint control. At two miles out, the drone’s optical cameras acquired the target. Five military trucks parked with 20 to 25 foot spacing, all facing south. Several soldiers walked nearby, but there was no sign of guard posts or improvised defenses. Just as intelligence suggested, this was treated as a short safe stop. Each drone carried a PG7VL-shaped charge warhead weighing 5.5 to 6.5 lb fitted with an 85 mm copper liner. Inside was 1.5 to2 lb of okay fall explosive equivalent in power to high-grade TNT. Upon detonation, it produced a focused jet exceeding 32,800 ft per second, enough to pierce 0.6 6 in of truck steel plating and ignite the ammunition within. Originally designed to penetrate 20 in of tank armor against lightly armored transports, its effect was overkill, like smashing an eggshell with a sledgehammer, not only piercing but triggering uncontrollable secondary explosions. The aim was not to destroy trucks individually, but to hit the formation’s vital points. Truck number three at the center to start the chain reaction and truck number five at the rear to lock the convoy in place. With these positions struck, the heat and shrapnel from the initial blasts would cascade through the rest. At 10:30 a.m., at only 1,970 ft away, both drones entered their final approach. Navigation switched fully to optical recognition. Altitude dropping from 33 feet to 16 ft to stabilize the flight path and avoid detection. UAV 1 locked onto truck number three, the perfect central kill point to ignite a spark explosion and spread heat into adjacent vehicles. The FPV crew commander kept the approach steady for the first 5 seconds, then ramped up to linear acceleration. At just 98 ft out, UAV 1 surged to 87 mph. A steel arrow carrying compressed explosive mass, tearing through the air, slamming into the structural weak point and locking the entire convoy into chain reaction detonation. On impact, the shaped charge ignited. A jet of hyperheated plasma burst through, shredding the truck’s steel like foil. The penetrator’s force focused on a spot just a few centimeters wide, but the contact temperature instantly spiked to 5,100 to 5,400° F. Propellant charges, fuses, and packaging inside the truck ignited almost immediately, generating intense heat through a chain reaction. Within 5 seconds, the entire cargo bay had become a burning time bomb from within. The heat spread directly to the two adjacent trucks, vehicle number two in front and vehicle number four behind, forcing the entire formation into thermal overload. This was the moment the battlefield shifted into full chain detonation mode. The sound of the first blast and a towering column of fire sent the escort troops into panic. Some soldiers fired wildly with AK rifles, aiming at the silhouette of the remaining drone as it flashed past. But at that distance, with the drones closing speed, small arms fire was meaningless. Others scrambled to maneuver the convoy out of danger. But the spacing was too tight, and the fireball erupting from truck number three created a wall of flame that sealed off any escape. In under a minute, the convoy was trapped in place. Almost simultaneously, UAV 2, the second strike drone, executed its programmed flanking run, looping behind to approach from the opposite direction. The target, truck number five, the rearmost vehicle. This was the critical tactical move. Strike the tail, lock both ends, and trap the entire formation inside a kill zone. The UAV commander adjusted UAV 2’s speed to 75 mph, just enough to maintain an optimal angle of attack without overshooting the target while keeping the optical lock steady. It veered diagonally from the rear right, slamming into the cargo bay of truck number five. The shaped charge punched through the shell, detonating in a second fireball. Flames erupted, merging with the blaze of truck number three, creating twin pillars of fire, engulfing the formation. At 10:4 a.m., truck number three detonated completely, unleashing a shock wave across the entire convoy. The blast ripped apart truck number two’s steel shell, hurling shrapnel into truck number one at the front. The chain reaction had begun. Moments after truck number three’s total detonation, local temperatures surged past 6,332 to 7,232 degrees Fahrenheit. Fire columns and shock waves hammered into the neighboring trucks. Truck number two erupted violently. Paint, plastics, and external coverings ignited in under 10 seconds. Successive blasts turned it into a mobile fireworks battery. The rising pressure blew open the cargo bay, venting fire straight upward into a massive thermal column. A textbook case of detonation cookoff where propellant self-detonates after surpassing safe thermal thresholds. Truck number four suffered a dual strike. Residual flames from truck number three in front and the inferno from truck number five behind. The compounded heat triggered a full detonation of its load. This was the third major blast in under 2 minutes. Steel fragments and artillery shells were hurled more than 495 ft, damaging nearby infrastructure. With three successive explosions, Starbilisk was transformed into an uncontrollable firestorm. Firepillars shot tens of meters into the air with black smoke visible from over 12 m away. Each blast scattered new fragments, endangering every Russian soldier nearby. Secondary detonations continued as shells and rockets in the cargo bays ignited at random. Truck number one, initially intact, was torn apart by shock waves from truck number two’s explosion. Shrapnel punctured the cabin and cargo bay, spreading fire. Within seconds, truck number one was fully ablaze. At this point, all five trucks were destroyed, at least four completely detonated, reduced to twisted wreckage. Moments later, blue flames jet skyward as transformer oil burns fiercely, merging with the dense black smoke already billowing from the earlier fuel depot strike. Flame and smoke fuse into a towering wall that blankets the entire industrial. The operational result was indisputable. With just two drones and two precise strikes, the entire convoy of five ammunition trucks was annihilated. 40 to 50 tons of artillery shells and rockets were destroyed in under 3 minutes. The dual fire centers locking the formation and driving the chain reaction until every magazine was consumed. Exact figures remain unknown, but with an average crew of three to four soldiers per truck, drivers, escorts, technicians, plus guards, casualties are estimated at 20 to 25 personnel. The blast deformed the concrete roadway and heavily damaged surrounding infrastructure. Russia was forced to cordon off the area due to large amounts of unexloded ordinance. Immediately after the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry along with EOD teams, firefighters and medics moved into the hot zone. Route P66 was sealed and ambulances stood by along the safety perimeter. This strike did not merely destroy a convoy. It sent shock waves through Russia’s entire logistics system in Luhansk because it severed the Stabilskato Kupansk supply route, the key artery feeding ammunition to Russian artillery groups in northern Luhansk. Post blast clearance and demining would stall transport for at least 5 to 7 days, eliminated an ammunition stockpile equivalent to half a month of fire support for a Russian artillery regiment in a single night. forced Russia to change its transport model from concentrated convoys to dispersed smaller units with tighter escort. This cut efficiency, raised costs, and slowed resupply. The attack proved there is no such thing as an absolute safe zone in the rear. Even Starabilk, long regarded as an untouchable logistics hub, was penetrated and struck with precision by Ukrainian drones. It also increased pressure on Russian commanders to secure their supply lines. They would be forced to deploy more air defenses, jamming units and escorts, resources already stretched thin on the front. Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated that with lowcost drones, it can strike directly at Russia’s logistical arteries, turning mobile depots into priority targets. This aligns with Kiev’s strategy of attrition warfare. For one to two weeks after the attack, Russian artillery capability around the Kharkiv Svatova axis is likely to diminish. This could open a window for Ukraine to redeploy forces or at the very least reduce pressure on defensive lines. It is also a direct warning. Every Russian logistics convoy anywhere large or small can be a target. No road is absolutely safe anymore. [Music]
Ukraine waited patiently as a massive Russian ammunition convoy rolled straight into the kill zone. Within moments, Ukrainian forces unleashed a devastating ambush — drones, artillery, and precision strikes tore the entire convoy apart. Trucks carrying tons of Russian ammo went up in flames, soldiers were scattered, and supply lines critical to Moscow’s war machine were obliterated.
This shocking attack shows how Ukraine continues to strike deep against Russian logistics, targeting ammunition depots, convoys, and supply routes that fuel the frontline war. It’s not just another battle — this is a turning point in the Ukraine war 2025.
Watch as Ukraine strikes with deadly precision and destroys everything in its path.
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