Ukraine’s kamikaze drone pilots pick off hundreds of targets apiece
As western funding dries up, Kyiv is pinning its hopes on cheap guided drones that can pinpoint the precise weak spot on an enemy vehicle — but Russia has cottoned on
“Storm” and his team were hunting a Russian infantry fighting vehicle near the ruins of Bakhmut when a flash on their screen signalled that another Ukrainian unit had hit first, the blast ripping through troops on its roof and forcing the BMP-2 to retreat.
The team needed to find another target, quickly — there would be no return journey for their aircraft. Movement on a nearby road attracted their attention. A Russian TOS-1 thermobaric multiple-launch rocket system was moving into a firing position.
Storm, 35, was a Ukrainian folk musician before President Putin’s February 2022 invasion, keeping the country’s traditions alive with ancient instruments. Now he is a special operations soldier dealing in death with the tools of warfare’s future — First Person View (FPV)
