Explosives were concealed inside Cobra goggles utilized by Russian drone operators in the most recent example of the deadly electronic warfare against Vladimir Putin’s military.
A batch of the booby-trapped devices – supplied as a part of a humanitarian aid packaged – was intercepted en path to the front line in Ukraine.
Footage shared by Russian Telegram channels shows the 10-15 grams of charge placed under the casing of the goggles, near the temple of the wearer.
Each contained a plastic explosives charge designed to detonate when the devices were switched on.
The sabotage was reportedly foiled during inspection of humanitarian aid provided by volunteers.
Igor Potapov, official representative of JSC NPP, which develops electronic warfare equipment, told Russian state news agency Tass that the goggles were Skyzone Cobra X v4 FPV.
‘A batch of Skyzone Cobra X v4 FPV glasses was donated by an individual named Roman on humanitarian grounds,’ he said.
‘When the glasses were turned on, a detonation occurred and an explosion occurred.
‘When the batch was opened, packaged plastic explosives were present in all of those products.’
Cases of sabotage against the Russian military and Putin allies proceed to be reported, as closes as just a few miles to the Kremlin.
The explosives were discovered within the drone goggles just days after a pro-Russian paramilitary leader and his bodyguard were killed in an bomb blast at their hotel in Moscow.
A top Russian general was also assassinated after an incendiary device was planted in an e-scooter outside his apartment constructing within the capital.
Drones are being increasingly utilized by Russian forces to self-destruct – like a bomb – and goal Ukrainian positions and vehicles.
The Chinese Skyzone company specialises in electronic equipment needed to manage first-person view (FPV) drones.
Skyzone’s Cobra X v4 has change into a favorite amongst each military and civilian users due to the quality and stability of its images and signal control.
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