Ukrainian soldiers believe they spotted a disk-shaped UFO using a reconnaissance drone deployed in battle, a video circulating on social media shows.
The video was shared by X (formerly Twitter) user “@albafella,” who frequently posts updates on the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“Ukrainian defenders filmed an unidentified disc-shaped object in the combat zone,” the user, who describes themselves as a military and political blogger, said on Wednesday.
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have played a crucial role throughout the war. Mykhailo Fedorov, who is Ukraine’s vice prime minister for innovation in education, science and technology, and the digital transformation minister, has helmed Ukraine’s drone program since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine’s government launched its “Army of Drones” initiative and fundraising campaign to purchase drones for Ukraine’s defense forces.
The Daily Mail, which said it originally exclusively obtained the footage, said it was captured in February by Ukraine’s 406th Battalion using one of the over 300 “heat vision” quadcopter drones used by Kyiv’s military. It was flying more than 500 feet above sea level when soldiers spotted the mysterious object, which the publication estimated to be some 30 miles away.
