Why are bomb-dropping drones so important for the Ukrainian military?

In a short video on Youtube, former Royal Marine and now documentary maker, Emile Ghessen takes us inside the lab where Ukraine makes bomb-dropping drones.

Only four weeks ago this was a regular commercial space. Now it has been turned into a lab where the Ukrainian Defense Forces make bomb-dropping and kamikaze drones to kill the Russian enemy.

One of the Ukrainian engineers, Max shows us around in the drone lab, where in the last three weeks they made about 30 bomb-dropping drones. The unmanned aircraft are designed to carry up to 6 to 8 pounds worth of explosives.

“We make new drones and modified drones. We make drone for specific tasks. For example. We buy some type of thermal camera. We hack the camera and make our own detection system.”

Bomb-dropping drones save Ukrainian lives

Why is it so important for soldiers to have bomb-dropping drones?

“Because drones save our lives, Max stresses. ”Russian commanders are pushing Russian soldiers like meat. Our Ukrainian commanders and great generals are thinking about all the people. So drones as helping him to save lives.”

Over the last few weeks we have seen many different News stories come out of Ukraine in which drones have played an important role. Maybe the biggest contribution of drones in the fight against the Russian invaders is this one, in which drones were used to stop the Russian convoy as it was on its way to Kyiv.

In the video, we see that the Ukrainian army is very creative and flexible when it comes to the different types of drones that are using. We know that they use off-the-shelf DJI drones, but here we see that the use other brands such as Parrot and Taranis as well to create modified bomb-dropping drones.

Let us know what you think about how drones have been used by the Ukrainian military. Do you feel that the bomb-carrying drones have made a significant contribution? We curious to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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