16 May 2026
Russia’s armored convoy thought they had a clear route — Ukraine’s FPV drone operators had other plans. Retired U.S. Army General Ben Hodges breaks down the stunning ambush that turned a Russian advance into a graveyard of burning armor, and what it reveals about the future of warfare.
In this video:
✅ How Ukraine’s FPV drone swarms set the perfect kill zone
✅ Ben Hodges’ tactical analysis of Russia’s fatal mistakes
✅ Why first-person-view drones are rewriting the rules of armored warfare
✅ What this convoy destruction means for the frontline balance of power
✅ The western military lessons every NATO strategist needs to hear
Russia’s conventional military doctrine is being dismantled — one drone strike at a time. General Hodges explains exactly why Russian commanders keep making the same catastrophic errors, and why Ukraine’s drone operators have become the most feared force on the modern battlefield.
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Gen. Hodges explains very well how the Ukrainian methodology of drone attack is systematic, well planned, and expertly executed. Badly trained, low-moraled, drunk cockroaches stand no chance.
The General believes that Crimea can and must be retaken. Plenty of other senior military figures agree.
Shame that instead of commanding allied expeditionary forces in Ukraine, which is what he should be doing, he is only allowed to do punditry.
Politico
Here’s How Ukraine Could Retake Crimea :
As policymakers debate the future of the Black Sea peninsula, more are coming around to the view that ending the Russian occupation is possible.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/22/ukraine-crimea-russia-putin-red-line-00083857
The first step is to destroy that bridge.
We have only fools in Western capitols. Our enemies know this too.