A recent clip showed a Russian soldier desperately trying to fend off such a pursuing quadcopter with a stick. Social media clips show FPV drones chasing down vehicles and boats, even flying into open hatches on tanks. Skilled operators in Ukraine fly such drones as “kamikazes”, each with an onboard grenade, directly on to or even into targets. In the Ukrainian case, numerous workshops assemble drones, often with considerable continuous innovation and with feedback and suggestions from the front lines.įirst-person view (FPV) drones, in which a drone’s video feed is transmitted directly into headset goggles, were originally conceived for quadcopter racing. Nevertheless, spare parts and components are widely available. Officially, consumer drone manufacturers such as China’s DJI censure their products being used in warfare. Initially, Ukraine led Russia with repurposed hobbyist drones and quadcopters, but these are now used extensively by both sides. With limited human resources compared to those of Russia, Ukraine is innovating with new weapons systems and at a fraction of the normal expenditure on elaborate and expensive equipment.įirst-person view (FPV) drones, in which a drone’s video feed is transmitted directly into headset goggles, were originally conceived for quadcopter racing The catastrophic war in Ukraine is equally resulting in extreme creativity. Aircraft, initially used just for artillery spotting, morphed into a potent new form of artillery. Tanks, tunnelled charges and mustard gas were created. The 1914-18 trench warfare ignited frantic innovation to try to break the desperate stalemate. Deep slush and snow has made moving heavy battlefield equipment nearly impossible, and so confrontations are reduced to soldiers making forays on foot.īoth Russian and Ukrainian military bloggers describe the trenches infested with mice and rats – “some as big as an AK-47″ – spreading disease and damaging equipment cables, attracted by the relative warmth from the freezing conditions, food scraps and all the human detritus from an appalling war. As winter has set in across Ukraine, and after an extreme storm battered the Black Sea region, social media clips and commentators are drawing parallels to the nightmarish trench warfare of the western front during the first World War.
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