24 hours hunting Putin's soldiers as a Ukrainian drone pilot | Exclusive

By The Telegraph

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Dimko Zhluktenko is a Ukrainian soldier who, until recently, operated drones in the Donbas. He has shared hours of exclusive footage showing what the high-risk role looks like in practice. From taking shelter in a van hidden by trees to running down into a bunker, he documents and narrates a day in the life of a drone operator. Read our latest coverage of Ukraine here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/russia-ukraine-war/ Chapters: 00:00 - The Deadliest Job in Ukraine 00:41 - Meet Dimko Zhluktenko: ISR Drone Pilot in the Donbas 01:15 - Pre-Flight Checks & Anti-Interceptor Camouflage 02:05 - Launching the Drone 04:10 - Inside the Van: The Mobile Command Post 05:45 - Coordinating Strikes with HIMARS 07:08 - Bunker Life & Staying Safe on the Frontline 08:04 - How Starlink Keeps the Ukrainian Army Online 08:20 - Hacking & Russian Electronic Warfare (EW) 09:20 - Leaving the Position & Final Reflections #UkraineWar #DronePilot #CombatFootage ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily

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