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Robert Brovdi, Ukraine drone commander: Striking inside Russia

Robert Brovdi, Ukraine drone commander: Striking inside Russia

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Ukrainian commander on how drones are striking deep inside Russian territory.

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“When we only had reconnaissance drones, we learned fast. We
began attaching warheads to the drones. Grenades, then homemade
munitions that we produced ourselves. We would locate the enemy
with the drone and drop them on him. Then FPV drones entered our
lives. An FPV drone is a one-way, disposable drone. That was when
the way of war began to change” In a rare interview, Sarah
Rainsford speaks to Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s drone
forces, about the rapid evolution of drone warfare and how it is
reshaping Russia’s war in Ukraine. Drones are now being used to
strike oil facilities and military targets deep inside Russian
territory but initially were used just to spot Russian forces.
Commander Brovdi was among the first to see their true potential
and, as technology advanced, drones began to change everything on
the battlefield. The Interview brings you conversations with
people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best
interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Ukraine’s
president Volodymyr Zelensky, and Antonio Guterres, Secretary
General of the UN. You can listen on the BBC World Service on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to
The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds
or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Sarah Rainsford
Producers: Osman Iqbal Editor: Farhana Haider Get in touch with
us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag
#TheInterviewBBC on social media.

(Image: Robert Brovdi Credit: Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images
Ukraine via Getty Images)