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Apr 19, 2022

Video shows Ukrainian soldier allegedly taking apart a Russian drone and discovering its regular camera

Posted by in categories: drones, military, surveillance

With some parts held together by duct tape.

In the raging battle between Russia and Ukraine, Russia’s small drones have been reported to be taking a deadly toll on Ukrainian forces. A new video, however, is revealing that the highly efficient precision drones are not as advanced as one might expect.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry shared a video on Sunday that shows a soldier allegedly dismantling a Russian military surveillance drone and pointing out several highly unsophisticated features. In fact, seeing what the whole drone consists of it seems like something a schoolchild could put together.

## A generic handheld Canon DSLR

The drone being taken apart is an Orlan-10 model that fell on Ukrainian soil. The first thing the soldier points out is that the drone’s camera is a simple generic handheld Canon DSLR, the kind you can find on any tourist’s camera. How can such a complex war tool have such a common feature?

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A new video is revealing that the highly efficient precision drones of Russians are not as advanced as one might expect.

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