Yaroslav, a drone pilot with the 116th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, describes his experience flying commercial DJI Mavic drones modified for combat to drop grenades into Russian trenches.
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Yaroslav estimates that he has dropped 100 grenades over three months, often targeting small openings. When a grenade enters a bunker, he has no way to know the extent of any injury caused – but he never misses the opening.
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