Ukraine unleashes more fire-spewing ‘dragon drones’

Stunning footage has captured more Ukrainian “dragon drones” spitting out fire in a fearsome setback for Russian forces.

Stunning footage has captured more Ukrainian “dragon drones” spitting out fire in a fearsome setback for Russian forces.

The drone is seen floating above Kremlin-held territory, dropping down a flurry of flames and setting its targets ablaze.

Kyiv has been deploying the menacing weapon over tree lines and forests, spewing out scorching hot molten, The Sun reported.

It spits out sparks containing thermite, a burning blend of iron oxide and aluminium that produces the 2500-degree molten metal when ignited.

Outside of war, it’s used for jobs like railway works because it’s hot enough to burn through steel.

So-called thermite rain isn’t intended to burn troops alive but instead sparks fires to throw their positions out of whack.

As seen in the footage, small spot fires start as the dragon spits down its sizzling droplets.

The smaller fires can join up to create a big blaze, hoping to make the now demoralised enemy rethink their advances.

The drone spits out sparks as it flies along.

Vision shows the drone drop down a fireball.

Vision shows flames erupting all over a forest before a huge section of smoke fills the air.

Burning up tree lines and forests can also eliminate the Russians’ cover, exposing them to deadly artillery.

Estonian war blogger Dmitri, whose runs X account “WarTranslated”, claims to have received word from the ground that Vlad’s troops have been stunned by the fiery new weapons floating above them.

More glowing blows are spat out as it travels along enemy territory.

He says a Russian soldier wrote into him, bemoaning that the Ukrainians “got a new drone that drops a thermite charge” and it “has given us a headache”.

The drones have also been captured lighting up the night sky.

The drone spits out sparks as it flies along.

The soldier is said to have met the dragon drones in the Kherson region in Ukraine’s south.

Because thermite is so searing, the drones can also be used to burn and destroy armoured vehicles and tanks.

Another dragon drone spits out fire to burn a treeline giving the Russians cover.

Russian troops are struggling to contend with the new weapons, according to reports.

Russian troops are said to have no answer for them yet.

Former British Army Officer Nicholas Drummond suggested Kyiv were mainly deploying dragon drones to incite fear.

He told CNN: “It is very nasty stuff. Using a drone to deliver it is quite innovative.

“But used in that way its effect will have been psychological more than physical.

“I understand that Ukraine only possesses a limited capacity to deliver a thermite effect, so this is a niche capability rather than new mainstream weapon.

“(But) I would not have liked to have been on the receiving end.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and was republished with permission.