How Ukraine is pushing back Russia with bomber drones

Описание: As winter ends, fighting on Ukraine’s southern front is intensifying, and drones are leading the battle. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent a day with a heavy bomber team from Ukraine’s 423rd Separate Drone Battalion, known as the “Scythian Griffins,” operating in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. With both sides preparing for a larger spring and summer campaign, the battle for Ukraine’s south is entering a new phase. From preparing bunker-busting munitions to tracking targets and navigating intense electronic warfare, this report shows how Ukrainian drone crews locate and strike Russian positions — and how modern warfare is increasingly fought from the air.

0:00 Drone mission begins
03:37 Targeting Russian shelters
05:52 Handling explosives safely
07:44 Russian drone threat detected
09:00 Preparing for takeoff
10:27 First strike attempt
11:07 New target in Andriivka
12:50 Final strike run
14:00 Mission success and impact
15:04 Risk of losing drone
17:29 Why they keep fighting

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