On a fine day in early June, Ukrainian soldiers launched their latest killer robot. With a click on a screen, the unattractively named Gogol-M, a fixed-wing aerial drone with a 20-foot wingspan, took off from an undisclosed location and soared into a wide blue sky.
Ukraine's drone operators utilize a chaotic mix of locally produced drones, complicating Russian countermeasures and enhancing operational flexibility despite challenges for pilots.