Profile: Ukraine's drone commander Robert Brovdi targets Russian oil and morale with long-range strikes
By
Sarah Rainsford
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Summary
The article profiles Commander Robert Brovdi, a Ukrainian drone commander whose unit is responsible for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield. Operating from a secret location in Eastern Ukraine, his team assembles and launches long-range drones to strike deep inside Russian territory, targeting oil infrastructure, troops, and morale. The piece, reported by BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, highlights Ukraine's strategy of taking the war to Russian soil to make the enemy feel the consequences of the invasion.
Key quotes
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We're taking the war to their territory so that they feel it too.
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