Does not disclose exactly which Unmanned Systems were used, but at the same time, it claims that the production of drones will increase in the fall. Currently , there are about 200 companies in ukraine that are engaged in the production of Unmanned Systems, approximately 50 of them already supply their products to the military. There are both aircrafttype reconnaissance drones and large attack drones, and there are even small kamikaze copters. Due to the war in ukraine, there are now conditions for the creation of drones, they can be immediately. Tested in real combat conditions, what kind of drones are these . Former military aeroreconnaissance officer and now adviser to the minister of strategic industry, yaroslav oliynyk, named the top of the best Ukrainian Drones for the bbc. So, in his opinion, the shark reconnaissance drone is in first place. According to the manufacturer, this drone is resistant to Electronic Warfare and can conduct reconnaissance of territories at a range of up to 80 km. Among intelligence. Drones, the oiler also emits 100. This drone can operate in harsh conditions, even without gps. Can fly 100 km. Among the copterbombers, a representative of the ministry and noted two Ukrainian Drones. A bat is a large drone with six propellers. It can operate in the dark and carry ammunition weighing up to 20 km. A vampire works similarly, but can carry slightly less ammo. To the top drones, the former aerial scout adds the pd2, a popular drone that can be a scout and a bomber at the same time, as well as a valkyrie, a small drone for reconnaissance, although there is also an attack drone bober, it is he who has flown to moscow several times without obstacles. The drone is easy to recognize by its unusual appearance a shape called a duck in aerodynamics, that is, its front wings are much smaller. Than the rear ones, and the engine or propeller are located behind, so it gives the impression that the drone is flying backwards, this form requires the skill of the operator, but allows you to outwit the enemys antiaircraft systems at a long distance. And our colleague , bbc correspondent oleg chernysh, who has written a lot about Ukrainian Drones, is in touch with us. Congratulations oleg, so bober drone, what is its special feature. Can you please tell hello, indeed, this drone, it is not the most such a prodigy, precisely because of its shape, it is such an aerodynamic design of the pack, when the front wings are much smaller than it looks quite unusual, the only thing i want to note is that this is not the only ukrainian longrange drone that is already in use, lets say in the rear of russia , let me remind you that just last week, a Ukrainian Drone hit an Oil Storage Facility in sochi, but this is another topic, returning to, lets say , its parameters are not advertised too much, the authorities do not disclose where it is being collected, who is collecting it, but what journalists know, it is a drone approximately 2. 5 m in length and a corresponding wing span, which. Unfortunately, or so it turned out, carries a not too large, large and powerful charge, i. E. Approximately 1520 kg, and actually, when you and we all saw these shots from moscow city, we saw that the don is not too much, does not cause too much damage , to buildings, well, but as i said, the very fact that it overcomes the powerful Moscow Air Defense system is definitely a plus and we will see, will he be further modified and become more powerful, well , at least at the level of the same shahed, already its sad for all of us, you know, yes, you wrote a lot about drones, in general. Does ukraine produce enough drones to stand up to, for example, russia . You understand, the situation is like this, the answer is clear, not enough, because drones in this war have turned into such , expendable material, actually like cartridges or there, mines for mortars, that is, they are spent by the thousands a day, and there will always be few of them, and here too there is a big difference between the approach of ukraine and russia. Russia actually keeps this entire industry of conscripts under the control of the state and expands it on a large scale at the pace of several of their main models, the same lancets or orlans are reconnaissance drones, and ukraine has given free reign to private manufacturers, and in fact their market share is 90 , that is, almost all the drones that we see in ukraine were made by private companies, not the state, and there is an extremely wide variety of them, there are pros and cons, the cons are that there is no scaling of specific models, that is, each manufacturer creates several of their drones, then modifies and improves them, and it can be difficult for a fighter on the front line to orient himself, when he gets a new drone every day, well , two of these. Models of two countries, well, lets see which of them will turn out to be correct, and what problems are faced by manufacturers, and i dont know if you heard me, what problems are faced by manufacturers, that is, ukrainians, well , the main problems, well, except, of course, smaller f than in russia, these are components, that is, we all understand that most of the components come from china or from america, from taiwan, there is already the production of certain components in ukraine, but unfortunately, of course, not all the necessary materials, but for example, optics and batteries are not produced in ukraine, of course processors, and we can mention here in this context that china from september 1. Has limited the export of its drone technologies, the drones themselves, this is the main problem that ukrainian manufacturers are facing now and they are basically looking for ways to overcome it, looking for new entry points to new markets, and where exactly you can get the muchneeded processors and other components. Thank you oleg, oleg chernysh, a bbc correspondent, was in touch with us, and how will ukraine be. Your drone empire, read on our website bbc. Ua. In oleg chernyshs article a lot of interesting things about ukrainian developments. And we are in touch with military expert oleksandr kovalenko. Congratulations, oleksandr, but we talked about the variety of drones, but what do you think, is this an advantage or a disadvantage, is it better to have many, to have many different drones, or to have some kind of largescale production. One, perhaps, some ideal drone. Good evening, well , it is impossible to drone perfectly, because even now we can see what is, even if we speak not by samples, yes, by nomenclature, drones for production, production companies, those that can be produced by ukraine itself, those that we import, and to speak precisely by purpose, then they are already diverse, they are exclusively intelligence. And because of this, they have better intelligence characteristics, there are drones whose purpose is not so much intelligence as impressions, it is not possible to speak fully about an attack drone now, but it is a drone, for example, that can perform functions bomber, that is, dropping one or another ammunition on enemy equipment and personnel, as well as this, i. E. , which attack e direct objects, i. E. We already see three different conditions for the execution of combat tasks, so we need at least three different drones, drones, because if all this is combined into one, it will be very expensive, very, if it has to be qualitatively perform reconnaissance functions, drop munitions well, and be a kamikaze drone well, its going to be a very expensive product, and to mass produce it, its going to be very expensive, and its quite a. Big load, so the variety of at least three different drones, and besides that, we do not forget that there must still be some competition between companies, if it appears. Unfortunately, we are losing contact with you, thank you, it was military expert oleksandr kovalenko, we are in touch. Drones are extremely needed at the front, in particular for reconnaissance. Bbc correspondent mark urban got rare access to one ukrainian unit of the 24th mechanized brigade, which is fighting in the east of ukraine. It consists of a group of drone operators, here is his report. In this war there are those who hunt and those who are hunted. Ukrainians say that russia is their enemy has many more drones, so camouflage is vital. We were waiting for the fire command. Within five minutes , the transmitter received an order to retreat, because a russian drone was spotted somewhere nearby. Its very typical of whats going on, its a constant struggle, a battle to the death of technology. This russian video shows what happens if you make a mistake, destroying ukrainian selfpropelled artillery. We watched the artillery of the 24th mechanized brigade while its own drone searched for targets. Then came order that they have a purpose. After that, we were ordered to retreat quickly, because soon a projectile could fly in our direction. Soletsko . We could see how stressed they were, but soldiers live in such conditions all the time. Where was the input from . From there, he says. The time of their remobilization is not determined, it is extremely difficult to live with. We saw how difficult it was at the Medical Center where one victim was taken. As explained, it was a panic attack, and even our presence made people nervous. But until you were gone, everything was absolutely fine. We had to to leave the Medical Center because the doctors feared that our presence in the Medical Center might make him a target. But of course , just as this gang is hunted, it also finds its targets. We joined a drone maintenance group. They are hunting the russians and can immediately strike back. Dropping various ammunition. The new fpv device can target the russians, even when they are hiding inside buildings and in trenches. Here we have a whole assortment of fpv drones, of various manufacturers, there are ukrainian ones. Two years ago you did you imagine that you would do this . No, no, god forbid, but what to do, we can only fight and defend our land. I just want it to stop and for our neighbors to move away. It is through this ability that you can see much more and aim, some call it a transparent battlefield. Therefore, yes. It is difficult to occupy land here, so much so that the fighters of this brigade are already preparing in advance for late autumn and winter. And thats all for today, look for more stories on our website, on our pages, in social networks. We are back on the air tomorrow at 9 p. M. Keep yourselves. Turn on well its when everything is as you want, click, and now you control the game, bird and you are in a tv show , oh, what you need, megogo, turn on hundreds of channels, thousands of movies and sports, dear, they were waiting for you in the garden, and something hurts my back, have a ham and you will help me like a young man, have a ham from dr. Thais, a german ointment for pain in the joints and muscles. Comfrey restores movement from joint and muscle pain natural comfrey matza from dr. 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Radio liberty managed to contact the witnesses of the attack, what they said, we will hear soon, and the United States of america handed ukraine a list of priority reforms for the fastest possible integration into the eu. From the list of demands, which ended up at the disposal of journalists, it follows that in the next three months, ukraine should strengthen anticorruption bodies, in particular, increase the staff of nabu investigators and strengthen the independence of sap. Does kyiv have the political will and what other reforms do the partners demand from ukraine. About it today in svoboda life. The armed forces of ukraine launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Military in kherson. Oblast, this was initially reported by rbc and ukrainian publications true, with reference to sources in the sbu , and later our colleagues from the Scheme Program were able to identify the place of a potential strike, it is a populated area. In the radensk point in the kherson region, as reported by our sources in the sbu, the strike was carried out on september 18 in a building according to radio sources svoboda held a meeting of officers of the 24th motorized rifle regiment of the 70th motorized rifle division. As a result of the attack, eight russian officers were killed and seven were wounded. Officially, the Security Service did not comment on this attack, but we received it from its sources in the department the exclusive video that you are now going to see on the screens, we have some, i understand , technical difficulties, but i think that from minute to minute we will be able to show you this video, which rfe rl received from its sources in the Security Service of ukraine, well, the Security Service, i emphasize once again, did not comment on this story officially, but if there is a guest with us, please let me know, maybe we will discuss it with an expert first, and then we will return to this topic and move on. Streaming you a video, lets watch, at least without sound, if there is an opportunity to at least watch the video, ivan stupak, a military expert of the Ukrainian Institute of the future, a former employee of the Security Service of ukraine, joined our broadcast, i understand, good evening already, yes, good evening, i am with you, congratulations, thank you , what was invited, yes, i dont see you yet, but i hope that now we are also fixing the video, ivan, so what do we know, according to official reports from the Security Service of ukraine, they hit the house, they said that they died officers, we dont have any conclusive evidence right now as to what it is yes, well, apart from the fact that there is some information that was given by sbu sources to journalists, but can we trust this information for sure, well, look, this is war, this is war, and each country is trying to give some positive information for itself, yes, for themselves, the russians for themselves, we for ourselves, and there are moments when it is necessary to confirm, that is, to verify by 1020 , well, it is impossible, yes, there are not always photo and video materials, how this or that object is destroyed there , or the corpses of these officers, so that they can be counted, a lot of information comes after the fact and in the form of there, or intercepted telephone conversations, where they say that five ambulances arrived, took away the dead, yes, the rest there are three wounded, only on the basis of this information, of course, each side tries later, in the general public access, diminish, the effectiveness or effectiveness of the strike of the opponent, how it was, remember with the cruiser moscow, when for a long time the russians did not recognize, told that everything was stupid, everything was fine, they even went so far as to show fake video with some people there. On the Parade Ground and which were passed off as the crew of the cruiser moscow. Ivan, look, we are currently showing this video on the screen , which was given to us by sources in the Security Service, can we now put it on full screen, maybe show it without sound, just so that you can see the moment of the hit, how it all looks , at least, do we have such a technical possibility, now lets see, the moment of impact, what it looks like, here is the video itself, we see some house, a settlement, in the trees and the impact, well, and actually then, as in this information appeared in the media from sources in the sbu that it was a command post of Russian Troops and that officers were killed there. Ivan, can you add something to what is visible . Well, we only see the house, we believe, we trust your sources, i think they just. Such respectable institutions as yours would not begin to transmit disinformation, tell stories, pass off a destroyed house as a destroyed headquarters, so lets see, lets wait, you know, for the obituaries in russian publications, if they will write, well, not if, but when it will be sooner or later they will write about the fact that the health there is worse, well, on such a topic, of course , im making this up, someone died there, or so andso died there, measures should be taken there, then it will really be just right. Confirmation of a successful destruction, and you know, actually, why i began to question this information, well, you said that you would not give the employees of the Security Service of ukraine to media, here are such data, if it were false, but on the other hand, you yourself they said that there was a war going on and we also cannot fully state there for what purpose these data are transmitted, but why i questioned from the very beginning, because , for example, today the russian prokremlin media. Reported that the commander of the black sea fleet, viktor sokolov, was present at the collegium of the ministry of defense of russia. They showed, well, some video, some footage, where this sokolov actually was. But i will remind you that, for example, just two days ago, the special Operations Forces of ukraine announced that sokolov was killed during a missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet in sevastopol, along with more than 30 other officers, so in fact, for example, in this situation, what can we add here, it means that maybe he did not die, and maybe the ukrainian side gave the desired reality, and maybe russia edited, showed some archival footage, 100 , lets do it, were with you we use propagandistic cliches, yes, we dont say, everything is a lie, yes, the russians, and we now, we have working versions, the first version, yes, that the russians are lying, that they are giving out there, old old canned information for something new, yes , we can take as a working version the basis that our military made a mistake, or they were in a hurry, well, this is really like a version, and we have to wait, well, a little more time, and then, if additional photos from. For example, where the same viktor sokalov speaks somewhere in public event, you can clearly verify that this event took place, for example, on september 25, 2023, you can clearly do geolocation there, then you can say 100 that our military was unfortunately mistaken, but here is the video you showed with this , suravikin wanted to say, sokalov, but very well, personally there were doubts, in the video he is somehow motionless at all, the frame is kind of. So frozen, slowed down , and by and large, but where, where did he speak from, yes, the headquarters of the black sea fleet is not there, and somehow he does not really represent the black sea fleet like that maybe, and another such big aspect, if it would be, well, for example, yes , lets fantasize, yes, our military provided incorrect information, then russian propaganda could play it off that this official, well, this military serviceman, was a serviceman. Is present at at the meeting, shoigu, personally, this would have been really informative, it would have been played out as per the notes , but you see, they showed him somewhere on video, a video connection, this connection is not of good quality, the frame is of poor quality, and once again he is somehow still there , thats why im convinced that he died after all, but lets wait, maybe there will be some footage from the official burials, or some widow, for example, he will be posted there, or somehow. We have to wait, ill just add here that the special Operations Forces said that today they said that they are collecting data, clarifying information about the possible death of sokolov and will continue to inform, but in recent weeks and days we have been hearing more and more reports that, exactly, the ukrainian military, whether it is the Security Service of ukraine or other bodies, are attacking objects where there can be. Officers, so to speak, the elite of the army, but in general, do we have any idea how many officers the russian army has lost and how critical it is for the russian army and for any army to lose officers , that is even todays attack in the kherson region was also immediately reported that russia had lost officers, well, this is the command, these are the people who manage the army at the front, directly , day today, yes, today, now they are giving orders, dont go here. We move here there, we gather here, and when there is a vacuum, yes, then the army begins to have a problem, where to move, we are waiting for a command, this is the army , yes, there is a command, they are fighting, there is no command, no one is fighting, and in a matter of time war, only according to the available data, six were destroyed, it seems russian generals, yes, although, for example, japanese intelligence reports that there were about 30 of them there. Generals, well, lets say at least six, yes, there are several commanders of different fronts, somewhere over fifty different colonels, and of course lieutenants thats already these are the lowest officers, they are those who directly find their subordinates, every day, they raise them in the morning, they put them to bed at night, they watch over them so that they do not drink, so that they do not go off on their own, that is, they teach them every day, and these these these this officer he carries out that is, and new officers who have been shot at, who with experience are harder and harder to find every day, that is, ordinary riflemen, ordinary soldiers, in principle there are many of them, you can mobilize the former ones, i dont know, minibus drivers, yes, there are truck drivers, their yes many, but people who know military