Ukraine's Defence Ministry video of drone strike on Russian BM-30 Smerch and reload vehicle

Text poster only. The source video shows grey overhead drone views with green crosshairs over a road and a vehicle under trees, yellow ministry graphic cards of a Smerch launcher and a reload truck with dollar values, a quadcopter carrying a bomb, smoke clouds where vehicles were struck, a thermal ground view of a wrecked launcher under a metal frame, and a burning-launcher illustration. — Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU), video credited to Lasar's Group, watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Video posted Oct. 20, 2026 by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence. The ministry says a Russian BM-30 Smerch rocket launcher had shelled civilians in Kherson region, that intelligence analysts tracked its fire and reconnaissance drones found it about 60 km behind the front line, and that bomber drones then struck both the launcher and its reload vehicle; on-screen captions credit Lasar's Group. The 36-second clip mixes overhead drone footage with crosshairs over vehicles and smoke, ministry graphics that put the launcher's value at $11,321,780 and the reload vehicle's at $3,000,000, and a ground view of a damaged launcher under a shelter. The result is the ministry's claim and has not been independently verified.

What: Ukraine's Defence Ministry video of drone strike on Russian BM-30 Smerch and reload vehicle
Where: Kherson region, Ukraine (front)
When: Oct 20, 2026
Who: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU)
Status: Claim unverified
Warning: Content warning: None. Overhead and ground views of vehicles struck by drones; no people are visible. Graphic level: none.

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Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) · Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on X (Oct. 20, 2026)

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Captured 20 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU). Location: Kherson region, Ukraine (front).

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Credit: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU), video credited to Lasar's Group, watch at source. License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted).