Mavic was the first drone the Armed Forces of Ukraine began using on a large scale at the front. At first, its main purpose was reconnaissance, then artillery correction, and eventually tactical bombing. And even though FPV drones have taken over the spotlight, the venerable Mavic remains the main workhorse on Ukrainian battlefields.
And if you ask the bombermen of the “Divine Punishment” UAV Battalion of the 54th Brigade, the old wedding-video drone still packs a mean punch. (Although in this particular case, the people flying them are even more interesting than the drones themselves.)
Video source: Maj. Andriy Makarenko for the Ukrainian Army TV https://youtu.be/LdMzXipnxqY
Aired: May 20, 2025.
English translation and subtitles by the author of this channel. All rights reserved.
*Notes:*
(0:19) VOG-17/25 etc. — generic name for all sorts of Soviet-made grenades for under-barrel and belt-fed automatic grenade launchers used as fragmentation bombs.
(4:22) “I was coming up on 26” — the enlistment age in Ukraine.
(4:57) “Do you remember how the Russians shut down a Boeing over Donetsk in 2014?” — Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 / KLM Flight 4103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
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