A drone from the SIGNUM unit of the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 Solntsepek in a strike captured on video and released by the unit’s press service on Telegram.
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The attack took place in the direction of Lyman, where the Russian system had been used to fire at Ukrainian defensive positions. According to the unit, bomber drones initially forced the TOS-1 to leave its position, after which an FPV drone was deployed to completely neutralize the equipment during its movement.
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According to the report, the Russian vehicle was equipped with additional anti-drone cage armor, but the FPV explosion hit the flamethrower’s rockets directly, triggering a chain reaction that damaged and disabled the system.
The TOS-1A Solntsepek is widely used by Russian occupation forces to destroy light armored vehicles, infantry positions, and defensive fortifications, and is considered one of the most feared fire systems in the Russian ground arsenal.
Data from the OSINT project ORYX indicates that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has managed to destroy, damage, or capture 33 units of the TOS-1A Solntsepek — 24 destroyed, 6 damaged, and 3 captured.
Source and images: Telegram @umftteam | Militarnyi | Oryxspioenkop. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
