Drone Operators Bomb Russian Hideouts Despite Thick Fog

This footage shows how eagle-eyed drone operators dropped bombs on Russian hideouts in thick fog.

Around halfway through the clip, a Russian soldier can be seen climbing out of a hole in the ground and scarpering following a pinpoint strike.

The 30th Mechanised Brigade said in a statement obtained by Newsflash on 16th December: "Ukrainian soldiers destroy the enemy, regardless of the weather.

"Occupiers often justify their military failures with bad weather conditions.

"Sometimes the mud gets in the way, sometimes it's too sunny, sometimes it's foggy.

"And our soldiers fight skilfully, despite the whims of the heavenly office.

"Here, for example, drone operators of the 30th Mechanised Brigade found the enemy even in the fog."

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation". Today marks the 299th day of the invasion.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February and 19th December, Russia had lost about 98,800 personnel, 2,988 tanks, 5,969 armoured combat vehicles, 1,953 artillery units, 410 multiple launch rocket systems, 212 air defence systems, 281 warplanes, 264 helicopters, 1,657 drones, 653 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 4,592 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 175 units of special equipment.

Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.

Kyiv's critical infrastructure was targeted by a wave of Russian military drone attacks early on 19th December.

Some 20 Iran-made drones were deployed to and around Ukraine's capital, with air defence systems destroying about three-quarters of them.

Officials in Kyiv have confirmed that a critical infrastructure point was hit, without giving further details.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine worth GBP 250 million.

It will include "hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition" for use against invading Russian forces.

And officials in Ukraine have dismissed calls for a negotiated peace from former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as "appeasing the aggressor".