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The Russians have decided to suspend their referendum on the annexation of southern Ukraine, where they face a counter-offensive. If the Ukrainian army is progressing, it is because it can observe the enemy with drones. It also trains civilians in their handling.
They have become indispensable in this war which is getting bogged down. Never had drones had such a major role in a high intensity conflict. Used for strikes or intelligence, each side makes extensive use of them. The Ukrainian government is even appealing to the population. Ukraine recognizes it, it was not prepared for this technological war.
We are in kyiv, in a rather special school. “At the start of the conflict, we lost a lot of soldiers because we weren’t using these drones correctly”, says Anton Veklenko, director of Global Drones Academy. Before the war, he taught the basics of the drone to young people curious about new technologies. Today, in front of him, volunteers who will go to the front with, in their package, these recreational drones, available on the market. The Ukrainian army estimates that it would need at least 2,000 drones to secure the 2,500 km front line.