Ukrainian military chiefs: Fight against Russia without drones impossible

Ukrainian military chiefs: Fight against Russia without drones impossible

Wiesbaden, Germany - the military commander of Ukraine, who for the Drone War Program is responsible for learning from Kiev of this technology on the battlefield on Wednesday. The aim is to prevent children from "asking hard questions when their father will come back."

drones as key technology

"We paid for life to gain this specialist knowledge," said Major Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, head of the new area for unmanned systems of the Ukrainian army, during a discussion round at the conference of the Association of the Us Army in Wiesbaden. "But you can get this knowledge from us and we support you as you supported us in this war."

Brovdi spoke at the Ausa conference together with Brigadier general Volodymyr Horbatiuk, the deputy head of the general staff of the Ukrainian forces. Both repeatedly emphasized the importance of drone use in the war. Horbatiuk explained that it was "almost impossible" to perform most military functions without drones. He gave examples of their use, including logistical tasks on the battlefield and the intercept of air threats and attacks on targets deep inside Russia - something that the world observed in June when the Ukraine carried out a large -scale drone attack on Russian air bases from the front line.

important developments in the conflict

Brovdi and Horbatiuk's statements came only two days after President Donald Trump promised to send further air defense systems to Ukraine, which is a clear change in the war. Trump was increasingly frustrated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the efforts of a peace agreement. In addition, the comments came to four key regions of Ukraine with hundreds of drones after an attack by Russia, in which several cities, including the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, were met.

When asked what the audience should know at the conference on the fight against the Russians, Horbatiuk replied directly: "Don't trust Russia." The fully occupied ballroom, filled with NATO military and representatives of the defense industry, broke out in laughter and applause. "Remember that every agreement with you is not even worth the paper."

experiences and challenges

Brovdi continued that it was "not respectful of itself" to put trust in Putin. With a background in the economy, Brovdi was the title hero of Ukraine awarded . In conversation with CNN, he said that about a year ago he had visited a "huge" NATO military base in Europe and his hosts asked him what he thought of the grassroots and their defenses.

"I replied that four of my combat troops, which were only 10 km away from this base, could destroy them completely within 15 minutes - it would look like Pearl Harbor in World War II," recalled Brovdi.

Foundation of a threat team

According to an official statement by the President's office of Ukraine , Brovdi founded his drone education team in spring 2022, known as "Magyar's birds", which has since grown to a full -fledged brigade. Brovdi explained that he started using drones because he and his soldiers, an infantry unit, tanks and artillery were shot at and "could not see anything that tried to kill us." They began to use drones for clarification to find out who fired their position and then bought drones that are normally used for sports and games.

"We understood that we could bring some ammunition on board and were able to transport them like this," he said. "It all started. There were 27 people, today there are more than 2,000." According to the president's office, Brovdi and his unit - 95 % of whom civilians, including DJs and artists, were - destroyed more than 5,000 enemy goals and hit over 10,000 more.

an important appearance

Brovdi said that this was only his second visit abroad since the beginning of the war in 2022 and that he would return to the front on Thursday. He noticed dryly: "Putin's propaganda described me as the most wanted enemy, so it could be the last time you see me here."

The two commanders thanked the countries present at the conference for their support from Ukraine and asked the allies to learn from the experiences of Ukraine. Horbatiuk pressed his gratitude for the support of Ukraine and devotion.

"I would like to ask you," he said in a final word, "to be more determined."