Russian Telegrams are posting the following screenshot from a Russian unit "bragging" about what turned out to be a friendly fire incident when they used their DJI Mavic to down a Zala ISR drone, thinking it was a Ukrainian UAV."
Well done boys! Not only did they lose their copter, but they also shot down our own DEALIE, oh, I mean our ZALA. I would call this act 'Bravery and Stupidity' or maybe just 'Stupidity'
Here! That's how our boys fight — in a word, heroes. Avdiivka's direction... took down this not-so-small dealie. Our comrade saw it in the sky and without hesitation, raised his MAVIC and rammed it... just like back in WWII ... sacrificed an expensive quadrocopter to destroy an enemy [drone]."
Redirecting troops from the main front would mean falling into a well-laid trap,
I have no idea why they call themselves motorized riflemen, if there is no sign of any motorized rifles there,