Mavic 3 drops grenade with deadly accuracy

Haye Kesteloo
July 10, 2022
DJI Matrice 30, DJI Matrice 300, DJI Mavic 3, Drones, Pilot Institute, Russia, Ukraine

A drone, believed to be the DJI Mavic 3, drops a grenade on Russian troops hiding underneath a bridge in Ukraine.

It is not only the larger drones, such as the DJI Matrice 300, that can be lethal. Smaller unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) like the DJI Mavic 3 Pro can be used to drop explosives as well.

Check out this video that was recently shared on Twitter. The aerial footage shows Russian troops hiding underneath a bridge in Ukraine.

DJI Mavic 3 drops grenade on Russian troops hiding under bridge

The drone operator has developed some serious skills and drops the grenade with deadly accuracy on top of the encampment.

The part of the Russian camp that extends from underneath the bridge seems to be an improvised kitchen area with a grating placed over the top that offered little protection.

The tweet accompanying the video reads: “A Ukrainian drone drops a F1 hand grenade onto a Russian camp partially under a bridge. Note the grating placed over the exposed portion of the camp, most likely attempting to serve as some form of protection against attacks like this. It proves to be ineffective though.”

The location of the encampment on which the DJI Mavic 3 dropped the grenade is believed to be near Novohryhorivka, Mykolaiv Oblast (46.865673, 32.346347).

After the grenade explodes, the drone operator uses the powerful digital zoom feature of the DJI Mavic 3 to get a closer look at the damage done. At one point, you can see the zoom feature jump from 4x zoom to 7x zoom. This is a signature ‘feature’ of the Mavic 3 when the digital zoom jumps from using the main lens to the drone’s secondary telelens.

A Ukrainian drone drops a F1 hand grenade onto a Russian camp partially under a bridge. Note the grating placed over the exposed portion of the camp, most likely attempting to serve as some form of protection against attacks like this. It proves to be ineffective though. pic.twitter.com/HZiCIAUAUM
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 9, 2022

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Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is a leading drone industry expert and Editor in Chief of DroneXL.co and EVXL.co, where he covers drone technology, industry developments, and electric mobility trends. With over nine years of specialized coverage in unmanned aerial systems, his insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, and cited by The Brookings Institute, Foreign Policy, Politico and others.

Before founding DroneXL.co, Kesteloo built his expertise at DroneDJ. He currently co-hosts the PiXL Drone Show on YouTube and podcast platforms, sharing industry insights with a global audience. His reporting has influenced policy discussions and been referenced in federal documents, establishing him as an authoritative voice in drone technology and regulation. He can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo.