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In Ukraine, drones are used, depending on their size, for information but also strikes on the Russian army. Ukrainian soldiers are demanding more of these devices.
In the region of Mykolaiv (Ukraine)the drones are the eyes and the armed arm of the Ukrainian soldiers. They make it possible to recognize a territory and to direct attacks. A group of soldiers practice handling them. Beyond observation drones, which can be found on the market, others are real lethal weapons. Equipped with missiles, they can destroy strategic targets.
On a video, a Ukrainian drone drops explosives on a Russian armored vehicle, reduced to nothing. A weapon that is becoming essential in the clashes in eastern Ukraine. “Now the problem in the Mykolaiv and Kherson region is that we need more powerful drones, real military drones, because we have to protect civilian areas and we don’t have enough drones to do reconnaissance and artillery targetingtestifies HoholUkrainian soldier. Already equipped with drones by the United States and the United Kingdom in particularUkraine is asking for more resources.
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