This is an abridged account of an interview given to the BBC by Robert Brovdi (call sign “Madyar”), commander of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces. interview published April 27.
Provdi was the first in the Ukrainian Armed Forces to specialize in the use of drones for reconnaissance and strike operations. In Russia, he was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on charges of organizing terrorist attacks.
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