On May 24th, 2025, three Ukrainian drones turned a Russian fuel train carrying 560 tons of diesel into a 200-meter pillar of fire, shutting down the critical Verkhniy Tokmak-Molochansk–Fedorivka railway line for weeks. This technical breakdown reveals exactly how it happened. Witness how modified DJI Mavic reconnaissance drones provided real-time thermal targeting while Ukrainian-built FPV quadcopters delivered shaped-charge warheads through heavy Russian electronic warfare jamming. Learn how frequency-hopping technology defeated the Leer-3 EW system's attempts to crash the drones, why GPS spoofing failed against inertial navigation backups, and how 2.6-kilogram warheads punched through steel tank cars to ignite catastrophic fuel-air explosions. From the initial target acquisition at 0243 hours to the complete destruction 87 seconds later, we analyze every phase: the decision to strike a moving train, the electronic warfare battle, and the cascading explosions that turned interconnected fuel cars into a self-sustaining inferno. See how $5,000 worth of drones eliminated millions in Russian logistics assets and why traditional air defenses can't stop this new generation of precision weapons #ukraine #russia #beyondmilitary Credit: - Video supplied by Jose Colon / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2215557702] - Video supplied by Jose Colon / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2163937416] Video supplied by SLM News / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2172828870] - Video supplied by AFPTV / AFPTV via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2155109430] - Video supplied by Diego Herrera Carcedo / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2200381592] - Video supplied by Russian Defense Ministry / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2163827189] - Video supplied by Russian Defense Ministry / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/ Ideal Image – Clip [2170059738] - Video supplied by RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/Anadolu via Getty Images / Ideal Image – Clip [2132540342] - "Graffiti Railway Tank" () by Yaroslav Dubovikov is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). - "Railway tank" (https://skfb.ly/o9RMP) by Dmitriev Nikita is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). - "Kasta radar of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division in Rostov Oblast (04-08-2020)" by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kasta_radar_of_the_150th_Motorized_Rifle_Division_in_Rostov_Oblast_(04-08-2020 ).webm - Mavic drone operator of the Central Military District designate target for T-90M tank crew - Ukraine, February 2023" by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mavic_drone_operator_of_the_Central_Military_District_designate_target_for_T-90M_tank_crew_-_Ukraine,_February_2023.webm - "Orlan-10 UAV operation - from takeoff to landing" by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orlan-10_UAV_operation_-_from_takeoff_to_landing.webm