Small soldiers game all weapons7/9/2023 ![]() ![]() You know, they do not belong to anyone anymore.īEAUBIEN: Amidst the wandering animals and deserted houses, he spots what could be a dug-in Russian tank. SACHA: (Through interpreter) Oh, and - you can see the cows. As the drone scans the village, Sacha says it appears most of the residents have fled. ![]() ![]() It looks like a miniature plane with a camera mounted on its nose. On this day, they're operating their largest fixed-wing drone, which they raised tens of thousands of dollars to purchase online. They have various small drones that you can buy at an electronics store for a few thousand dollars. They've allowed us to visit them under the condition that we don't disclose their full names or location. What we see you can't see with the binoculars.īEAUBIEN: This Ukrainian drone unit is named Karlson, after a flying character from a popular Swedish children's book. SACHA: (Through interpreter) The groups of air intelligence are usually hunted because we are the eyes. Now it's dotted with coffin-sized pits for Sacha and his colleagues to dive into in case the Russians start shelling their mobile base. SACHA: (Through interpreter) We got this task from the intelligence this morning, so we're flying there now to check what is in this populated place - village.īEAUBIEN: During peace times, this strip of trees would be a windbreak between the agricultural fields. He's watching a video feed of a drone his team just sent into Russian-occupied territory to check on a village. JASON BEAUBIEN, BYLINE: In a patch of trees between a freshly cut wheat field and a plot of iridescent sunflowers, Sacha is sitting in the back of a camouflaged van. ![]() NPR's Jason Beaubien spent time with a Ukrainian drone surveillance unit in southern Ukraine near Russian-occupied parts of Kherson. Both sides use drones to try to gain an advantage by watching their adversaries' movements from above. In Ukraine, technology plays a big role on the battlefield. ![]()
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