And Ukraine's capabilities are constantly improving. The team interviewed by Marcin currently flies drones which can carry up to 3 kg and can fly up to 10-15 km. They are developing drones which can fly up to 50 km with a load of up to 20 kg. /16
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Ukraine’s drone diversity offers qualitative advantage over Russia’s limited types
This gives Ukraine a qualitative advantage, both in terms of more rapid development cycles and in terms of creating a more diverse ecosystem of many different types of drones, in contrast to Russia's reliance on just a few types. /14
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Russian vs. Ukrainian drone development: state-led vs. diverse approaches
The developers also point out a fundamental difference between the Russian and Ukrainian approaches to drone development. Russia has a state-led unified approach in which big companies develop a limited number of systems like the Orlan-10 to standardised designs. /12
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Drones and bombs are significantly cheaper than tanks and armored vehicles.
The drones themselves are cheap – costing $15,000-20,000 – and the bombs cost only about $1,000 each. As Marcin's interviewees point out, this costs far less than a main battle tank or armoured personnel carrier. /10 pic.twitter.com/F71p3VHubu
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 13 juillet 2022The drones themselves are cheap – costing $15,000-20,000 – and the bombs cost only about $1,000 each. As Marcin's interviewees point out, this costs far less than a main battle tank or armoured personnel carrier. /10
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Drone equipped with improvised bomb can destroy main battle tanks
Assuming the drone is armed, the commander can then order an attack. Using a small improvised bomb, such as one of these RKG-1600s (a 1950s anti-tank grenade adapted with a new 3D-printed plastic tail fin), the drone can strike and destroy even a main battle tank. /7
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Developers aid Ukrainian military’s ‘Delta’ initiative against Russian invasion
The developers are working for the Ukrainian military's 'Delta' initiative, which seeks to find technological ways of fighting the Russian invasion. The military sets tasks which development teams try to find solutions for. /4
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Ukrainian AI helps bomber drones improve aim, says Onet.pl
Marcin @Wyrwal of http://
onet.pl has published a fascinating piece on how Ukrainian software developers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the aim of their bomber drones. It deserves attention in English, so here's a to summarise it. /1 -
Tattoo on bombing victim’s hand
"Be strong," says a tattoo on the hand of a bombing victim. Photo: Yevhenii Zavhorodnii
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Russian occupiers evict puppet theatre artists
Russian occupiers plan to evict artists from the Kherson Puppet Theatre from their dormitory, according to the regional council.
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2,000 km front line: a million Ukrainians defend Europe from Russian tyranny.
The front line of more than 2,000 km stands between Freedom and http://
tyranny.In peacetime, a distance such as this can be traveled by car in a day. Now a million Ukrainians are holding this line, protecting Europe from the russian horde.