Ukrainian service members participate in FPV drone operations
Ukrainian service members participate in FPV drone operations in October 2023
  • Cheap exploding drones have a reputation as asymmetric tank killers, but they're more than that.
  • These weapons are unlike any other threat in Ukraine and are reshaping combat.
  • Footage show these things killing troops, even lone soldiers, in trenches, hideouts, and in the open.

More and more, it isn't just tanks and armored vehicles falling prey to cheap hobby drones packed with explosives in Ukraine. These weapons are seemingly everywhere, killing not just unlucky vehicle crews but also dismounted infantry, sometimes even just a single soldier. Anything that moves is at risk.