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Ukrainian Drone Hunts for Targets Near Bakhmut
Published 1 years ago
Three minutes of footage released by Ukrainian forces conducting combat operations in Bakhmut shows exactly how drone pilots search for targets of opportunity with their kamikaze drones.
No further context exists for this specific video. It is interesting to note however how quickly the drone operator has to acquire a target. These DJI drones we're seeing used in Ukraine do not have a very long flight time, so the pilots have to quickly acquire their targets before the battery goes dead. I wonder if these drones have their battery life even further impacted by the additional weight of carrying munitions, and I also wonder if the Ukrainians have disabled the auto-return feature that most of these drones have.
