War in Ukraine: Ukrainian civilians help the army with their drones

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Since the start of the war in Ukraine two months ago, Ukrainian forces have managed to neutralize enemy tanks thanks to drones that spot them. Devices sometimes made by civilians, who collaborate with the Ukrainian army. The 20 Hours met one of them.

In a video Youtubeon a musical way video gamea drone equipped with a camera drops its bombs on a Russian tank. This is howAerorozvidka became famous on social networks, destroying the enemy. The unit, which claims to have struck close to Mykolaiv (Ukraine)about a week ago, is fully part of the Ukrainian defense against the Russians.

These are civilians: a hundred enthusiasts, who manufacture their devices and now collaborate with the army. The 20 Hours met one of them. He wants to hide his identity. Our members are very different people: students, computer scientists, scientists or businessmen. We think our drones are very useful in this conflict. We literally change the rules of war“, he testifies. Lne of the group’s feats of arms is to have contributed to repelling a huge convoy of Russian armored vehicles which rushed towards kyiv (Ukraine) at the beginning of March.


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