How Ukrainian DIY Drones Are Taking Out Russian Tanks | WSJ

Actually using drones makes so much sense. They are like infinitely cheaper than Javelins and just as deadly making them the ultimate weapons.

It's crazy to see the FPV race quads that I and many others have been building for fun all these years turned into kamikaze weapons. I think everyone in the drone hobby knew it was easily possible, but it's just nuts to see the fuzzy analog DVR footage of it actually hitting targets.

The good part with drones is that they are very good for defense. They can turn any civilian into a warrior.

1:05 that is chilling… They way it just cuts out before it directly hit that soldier, it lets your mind to think what was the aftermath

Tanks? Jets? Helicopters? Yeah, they’re all still good and necessary, but this is the future of warfare. A million drone army will be hard to stop! We’re watching the evolution of war, and you can bet our armed forces are paying attention. Thanks WSJ for the great reporting. Well done and of course, Slava Ukraine!

What’s really amazing is that these FPV drones without GPS positioning are extremely difficult to fly in manual mode. These pilots must undergo a lot of training to be this precise with them.

I've never thought, the cheaper it gets, the harder to destroy 😁

The angry birds patch at 0:17 is perfect 😂

The level of creative ingenuity that Ukraine has been using to get the most diverse and utilization out of what they have, is just mind blowing & it motivates me to want to see that happening here in America as well. We could get so much more done if we were willing to operate & tinker with thing's in the way Ukraine has shown they can.

it won't be long until there are carrier drones launching smaller recon, strike and kamikaze drones

Shoutout to all the Japanese OGs for being so ahead of their time in WW2.

Going to be embarrassing when an Abrams gets taken out by one if these. We're sending about 30 at 10 million each, should have spent 300 million on a drone program.

My first engagement with war drones was when I played C&C Generals Zero Hour with my friends years ago. At first I didn't even think much about it, but after seeing them in action, it makes more sense now... 🚁🧨

I was dying when they said they were using tape. Man soldiers are the most creative people ever. When I was in the army that's all we ever did. Because many times we don't have the proper tools or they are going to arrive very late so you learn to improvise a lot with your mind

It's kind of crazy to think that most of the drone footage we see in this video is taken milliseconds before bodies of humans, people that could easily have been our friends, are torn apart into pieces, often still alive enough to feel incredible pain and suffering... I know this is part of war, but I hope we don't lose sight of what is actually going on. I want to be human enough to feel the pain and suffering so many people here feel, without getting so overwhelmed I cannot think rationally. Perhaps impossible, but I'd like to keep trying

Man, just imagine years from now these Russian soldiers will have PTSD like symptoms whenever they hear something similar to drone sounds "DROOOONNNNEEEEES!"

Really diy drones work which means more innovators, engineers, designers, and developers needed in Ukraine.

1:04 that was brutal

Love the Angry Birds badge 😂 0:17

I live in Bulgaria - yesterday I had an avert for a $10,000 drone that can carry a 15kg payload for 10 hours, its controlled via satellite [presumably starlink]. That means I could load it with bombs, fly it to Ukraine, bomb a tank and fly it home again called a "YANGDA Sky Whale Max Hybrid Heavy Lift Long Endurance VTOL Drone" The point I am making is - the whole shape of war has changed. Me a random guy with $10k can secretly take part in a war in another country. That is crazy.