Reuters World News Drone wars
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Jun 14, 2025 Christian Lowe, the Acting Ukraine Bureau Chief, and Mike Stone, a Business of War Correspondent, delve into the chilling evolution of drone warfare. They discuss how Ukraine has become a testing ground for advanced drone technology, changing military strategies forever. The conversation highlights the psychological impact on civilians living under constant drone threat and examines the future of AI-driven combat drones. It raises critical questions about oversight, the role of non-state actors, and the unpredictable landscape of modern warfare.
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Living Under Drone Attack
- Christian Lowe describes a night in Ukraine with waves of Russian drones attacking.
- The explosions from these drones are powerful and cause damage and casualties among civilians.
Cheap Drones Overwhelm Defenses
- Missiles are expensive and less flexible than cheap drones in warfare.
- Cheap drones are used to overwhelm air defenses by saturating them with numerous simultaneous attacks.
Ukraine's Clever Drone Deployment
- Ukraine used small quadcopter drones deployed from trucks near airfields beyond drone range.
- These drones flew the last kilometers to attack targets safely out of reach of longer-range drones.