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They shot as soon as they approached. >> reporter: the russian government denies targeting civilians. they call such allegations fake and propaganda. alexander is part of a drone unit and they filmed one incident. it was march 7th when the russians were still in full control of this area and a group of cars was driving down the highway. they turned around after apparently taking fire from the tank position. this car stops, driver gets out and then this. >> he raises his head and then he was in t...

Maximes body and dragged him away. this incident, both traumatizing and motivating for alexanders drone unit. >> in normal life before the war we were civilians who liked to fly drones around and make nice video, but when the war began, we became actually vital part of the resistance. >> he sent us hours of video showing his team scoping out russian vehicles, even finding them when theyre hidden and almost impossible to spot and then helping the ukrainians hit them. >> we are eyes. we are called...

Next to the wreckage of their vehicles as the dogs roam around looking to scavenge. this is what russian forces left behind when they retreated from here. this man tells me these were civilians gunned down from this position where the russians had placed a tank. >> you can see its actually built in a shooting zone. you see? these cars, theyre sort of in line. theres no cars here because they would not let them come. theyre shot as soon as they approach. >> reporter: the russian government denies...

This moment he was shot. >> reporter: two people were killed that day. the family has confirmed the identities to cnn. after the incident, the drone filmed russian troops getting two further people out of the car and taking them away. it was the couples 6-year-old son and a family friend traveling with them, the relatives confirmed. both were later released by the russians. the soldiers then search maxims body and drag him away. this incident both traumatizing and motivating for ollek sanders dr...

>> the army, they have to stay. theyre ordered to stay. they stay. theyre dying but they stay and theyre holding the ground. >> reporter: nobody knows how many russians died here, but the group says it was many, taken out with a band of amateur drone pilots looking to defend their homeland. >> and they certainly were very effective at doing that, jake. nevertheless, this is a drone unit like pretty much all the units we spoke to of the ukrainian military that were involved in the operation to dr...

Zone. see? and these cars, see? theyre sort of in line. theres no cars here because they would not let them come. they just shoot as soon as they approach. >> reporter: the russian government denies targeting civilians. they call such allegationses, quote, fake and prop gand papp but ol xander is part of a drone unit and they filmed it. it was march 7th when a group of cars were driving down the highway. they turned around after apparently taking fire from a tank position. this car stops and the...

Olexanders unit searching for a massive column of russian tanks and armored vehicles. and this is that column after the drones found it. olexander tells me units like his played a major role fending off russian troops despite the ukrainians being vastly outgunned. >> its suicide, we need to go. but the army, they have to stay. theyre ordered to stay, they stay. theyre dying but they stay and theyre holding this ground. >> reporter: nobody knows how many russians died here, but the group says it ...

Both were later released by the russians. the soldiers then search maximes body and drag him away. this incident both traumatizing and motivating for oleksandrs drone unit. >> in normal life before the war we were civilians who like to fly droenz nes around casually make nice youtube videos. when the war began, we became vital part of the resistance. >> reporter: he sent us hours of video showing his team scoping out russian vehicles, even finding them when theyre hidden and almost impossible to...

>> you see the shooting. and this car, no cars here, because they were not letting them come. they just shoot as they approach. >> reporter: the russian government denies targeting civilians they call such allegations fake and propaganda. but oleksandr is part of a drone unit and they filmed one incident. it was march 7th, the russians were still in full control of this area, and a group of cars was driving down the highway. they turned around after apparently taking fire from the tank position....

Russians. the soldiers then search maxims body and drag him away. this incident both traumatizing and motivating for olexanders drone unit. >> in normal life before the war we were civilians who liked to fly drones around casually and mike nice video, youtube videos. but when the war begun we became actually a vital part of the resistance. >> reporter: olexander sent us hours of video showing his team scoping out russian vehicles, even finding them when theyre hidden and almost impossible to spo...