Ukrainian Citizens use Drones to Spy on Russia

It is difficult to tell exactly how many drones have been donated by the Ukrainians. Still, one businessman, Taras Troiak, had started a project in Kyiv — he so far has donated over 100 drones.

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In Ukraine, they have a fast-growing drone community supporting their military, where people donate their consumer drones to protect themselves and fight against the Russians.

The Need for Consumer Drones

Although consumer drones can’t carry weapons, they come with camera mounting systems, where some even have night vision and heat-sensing technology, which make them very useful for military use.

Showing the footage from the flying devices of Russia’s attack on Ukraine may help them rally support from the rest of the world.

“Footage from them can be sent via YouTube or Twitter or Instagram as well as many other social media sites,” said ​​P.W. Singer, who is a political scientist with expertise in modern warfare.

Facebook Plea

Only one day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense responded by a Facebook post to reach out to the Ukrainian drone community.

“Do you or your family own a drone? Allow experienced pilots to use them ASAP!” he wrote. “Do you guys know how to operate one? If so, come and join the patrol unit 112 of a separate brigade in the city of Kyiv!”

The defence minister says, “Kyiv requires you and your flying machine during these moments of fury!”

It is difficult to tell exactly how many drones have been donated by the Ukrainians. Still, one businessman, Taras Troiak, had started a project in Kyiv — he so far has donated over 100 drones for the cause.

The Dangers of Flying 

Drone flying over Ukraine is very risky as most drones in use are made by a Chinese company called DJI and have a technology known as “AeroScope” that allows it to find the location of who is operating them.

Although, an expert, Sushko, has been teaching military and civilians ways to avoid detection when operating them, like spying on the Russians.