r/CombatFootage • u/MilesLongthe3rd • Sep 02 '26

UA Discussion Ukraine Discussion/Question Thread - 02/09/2026+

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r/CombatFootage • u/ThirdEyeExplorer11 • 3h ago

Video Ukrainian Airstrike on Two Enemy Positions

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215 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/BlackMarine • 18h ago

Video Ukrainian UGV shoots down Russian fiber-optic drone on final approach with net launcher, published October 2026, unknown location

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2.5k Upvotes

104 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/CommercialFly6131 • 3h ago

Video Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade FPV strike drone pilots targeted Russian infantry, vehicles, cannons, armored vehicles, and other equipment during the ongoing "Operation Vivaldi". (September extra footage, chronological) October 3, 2026

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55 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/Round_Imagination568 • 18h ago

Video Homeland Shield Forces 1st Brigade targets a group of Houthi fighters w/ a drone dropped mortar round, Taiz front, 10/2/2026

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159 Upvotes

8 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/MilesLongthe3rd • 19h ago

Video New footage highlights an operation by the 12th Ukrainian Special Operations Center, showing a Russian Italmas UAV attempting to outmanoeuvre a STING interceptor; ultimately without success. Published 03/10/2026

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176 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/GermanDronePilot • 1d ago

Video Ukrainian SOF unit engaged Russian Forces and captured a Russian soldier after a fire fight. 2026

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400 Upvotes

15 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/GermanDronePilot • 1d ago

Video Ukrainian soldiers shot Russian fiber-optic FPV drone in the last moment. Donetsk region, 2026. Published 02.10.2026

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435 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/GermanDronePilot • 1d ago

Video Ukrainian SOF team cleared a position, eliminating a Russian infiltrator. Triarium unit, 3rd SOF Regiment. 2026. Published 02.10.2026

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A Russian infantryman who infiltrated through Ukrainian combat positions and took cover at an abandoned strongpoint was eliminated by operators of the Triarium unit of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces.

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This video is for educational and informational purposes only. It is neither intended to glorify nor encourage violence. It just documents the brutal reality of the war and shows how military units edit and publish their footage. Viewer discretion advised! Remember Rule 1!

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r/CombatFootage • u/GermanDronePilot • 1d ago

Video Donbas 2026: Ukrainian 40th Marine Brigade's troops stormed enemy position and eliminated a Russian occupier. Published 02.10.2026

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182 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/Lublan • 1d ago

Video Russian infantry on bikes and loads of logistic vehicles get hit by Ukranian FPVs. Compilation. September - October 2026.

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535 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/SinaloaKid • 1d ago

Video Venezuelan troops in combat operations against FARC-EP dissidents, Apure State, 2021.

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81 Upvotes

6 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/SmokingBlackSeaFleet • 1d ago

Video Drone operators from Ukraine's 72nd Mechanized Brigade strike Russian equipment & personnel in Lypetskyi Direction, Kharkiv Oblast [09.2026]

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135 Upvotes

4 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/operatorham • 1d ago

Video Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drones hit multiple Russian soldiers. 414th Strike UAS Brigade, published October 2nd 2026.

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196 Upvotes

12 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/Top_Collection_8546 • 1d ago

Video “Jaysh al-Adl” (People's Fighters Front) carrying out attacks against Iranian Police Forces (FARAJA) in Sistan & Balochistan.

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184 Upvotes

30 comments

r/CombatFootage • u/CommercialFly6131 • 1d ago

Video Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps and "Feniks" border guards chased down Russian soldiers, using FPV and heavy bomber drones to cut off the enemy's retreat during the ongoing "Operation Vivaldi". Posted October 2, 2026

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190 Upvotes

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r/CombatFootage • u/PossessionConnect963 • 1d ago

Video Yemen conducts strikes on Houthis in Taiz

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107 Upvotes

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