Less than a week after Ukraine officials called on private citizens to put their drones to use in defending cities from invading Russian forces, signs are accumulating that consumer UAVs are increasingly taking to the air – and flowing in from abroad – for operation in the conflict.
As DroneDJ reported over the weekend, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry posted a Facebook message appealing to owners of small drones to use them for unspecified missions with “units 112 of the separate brigade of the city of Kyiv.” People could alternatively donate them to Ukraine forces who would fly them in their defense against Russian troops, the appeal read. Now additional information is arising indicating that consumer UAVs are also being supplied by both official and private sources abroad to assist Ukraine battle invading Russian troops.
On Thursday, Latvian television and radio reported 90 commercial drones have been delivered to Ukrainian Armed forces for deployment…
