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At Kyiv drone school, young Ukrainians try to shape how they will fight
Inside a former industrial complex turned training ground, students weave first-person view drones through tires, pipes and improvised gates before steering toward mock targets, including a fake Russian tank and an old. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Ars Technica, Washington Times.
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At Kyiv drone school, young Ukrainians try to shape how they will fight
KYIV, Ukraine | The drone lifts off with a hard metallic buzz, shoots toward the first obstacle and slips through cleanly. The next test is less forgiving. A row of metal rings are set up at different heights. The pilot steadies the aircraft, raises it carefully and pauses for a second too long. The drone clips the.
Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Russian universities are promising free tuition and up to $70,000 to students who are willing to serve as drone pilots in the Russian military for a year—all while claiming students can avoid the risk of frontline combat duty in Ukraine. But there has already been one confirmed battlefield death and possibly more.