Thrilling video captures the moment a Ukrainian soldier skillfully lands a “kamikaze drone” inside an encroaching Russian truck just seconds before detonating a deadly explosion.

The split-screen footage shows both the “Steel Border” unit operator and his vantage point as he chases down the enemy vehicle driving over the border toward Kharkiv, a city that has become a major target of Moscow’s offensive attacks.

“Come on, come on, come on,” the soldier outfitted in camouflage military garb and FPV (First Person View) drone goggles can be heard muttering in Ukrainian.

Within seconds, the aerial bot descends from the sky and zips into the small opening in the back of what the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine identified as a Russian-produced UAZ military truck.

That’s when the drone “delivered an explosive gift,” the service said.

The kamikaze drone’s camera instantly went black — presumably due to the violent explosion from the grenade launcher attached to its back that destroyed the drone and its enemies at once.

The soldiers gleefully cheered at their success in protecting their border.

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1. Bakhmut: Ukrainian forces continued advancing south of the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in the east, with the enemy trying to hold back the advance and restore its lost positions in the Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Klishchiivka districts. So far, Ukraine was said to have liberated nearly 17 square miles of territory in the area.
2. Lyman: In the Lyman direction in the east, Russians were reportedly regrouping troops and attacking Ukrainian positions around the towns of Kreminna, Belogorivka and Novoyehorivka.
3. Avdiivka: In the Avdiivka direction in western Donetsk, Russians attacked multiple settlements with artillery fire and mortar shells in a bid to take complete control of the area, but Moscow’s forces did not make confirmed advances.
4. Mariinka: Ukrainian defenders were said to have continued suppressing the advance of enemy troops in the area of Mariinka, Dontesk region, where at least four villages were shelled.
5. Zaporizhzhia: Kyiv’s army advanced about 3 miles southeast of the strategically important settlement of Robotyne in western Zaporizhzhia region, which had been liberated this week. Ukrainians were shoring up their positions and demining the area, which is a getaway to Tokmak — an important Russian-occupied rail hub.

Footage taken from another viewpoint confirms that they pulled off their mission.

A quick burst of fire can be seen exploding in the bed of the truck where the unmanned aircraft flew through, followed by a heavy stream of thick, black smoke.

The car continued moving down the dirt road but ultimately came to a halt when it crashed into a tree.

None one emerged from the destroyed UAZ truck, according to Ukraine officials.

“The hand of a master,” Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“The border guards of the ‘Steel Border’ could compete with the jewelers of Antwerp.”

Ukrainian officials believe the Russian truck was making its way toward Kharkiv, a key battleground in Moscow’s ongoing offensive war on Ukraine.

The Kremlin has repeatedly attempted to take the region, but Ukraine troops have managed to stave them off for more than a year and a half.