the, the wheels, the the, the, we don't here, bonds or cells or explosions. we hear nightingale singing at night too for you. it's been 6 months since you boss and willow d. me a team got relocated to a quiet little village in the char casi region in central ukraine. the 1st time we heard a thunder storm, we were so scared,

especially as the sound of the thunder rolling drunk. and then we heard the wasps to me. they sounded like drones fine. they left the city of barrie sloane in southern ukraine after drones attack their house. the video shared on telegram show how russian drones have ravaged batteries. love ended surrounding settlements since at least the fall of 2023, leaving behind over a 100 civilian casualties. the scale and intensity of the strong attacks are unprecedented. most of the population have left and source to say there is no significant military presence. so why are russian drones targeting this small city

cod on this front line? the no less than a week after flooding there pretend launched his full scale invasion of ukraine and february 2022. russian forces occupied the southern city of her son and surrounding areas including betty slough. but in the fall of 2022 ukraine re took a part of the region and retain control of the western bank of the disney pro river, forcing the russian military to retreat. residents who endured the occupation, rejoiced in the streets. but the king did not remember a russian soldier who didn't leave without a warning. the. we have 2 pieces of news for you. he said,

the good news we will leave in 2 days. the bad news we're going to show you the, the russians kept that promise. we could not go to betty's love. due to the constant attacks police close the roads to the city. its population shrank from 11000 people to about a 1000. and those who remain for the elderly or people with disabilities, we've been told that people try to go out only after dark when drones cannot see them the open the jungle. when the drones 1st appeared, they did not hit the population. i just thought someone might salt shelter under

the trees, but mostly people were not hiding. so when you see none, would you put out the reset button? somehow these drones improved, and they acquired military skills, which they trained on the local population. you don't want to do something non use . i'm assuming. what a horrible suspicion could russians really be attacking civilians to train drone pilots? september 2023. this is the aftermath of a russian drone attack and very slough city center. explosives landed close to a shop at around 9 am. 4 civilians were injured, all of them between 66 and 74 years old. over the course of 6 months, we analyzed reports of drone attacks and the bodies laughed, district resulting and civilian casualties. the between september 2023 and july 2024 ukrainian authorities reported on telegram over

a 100 strikes that left nearly $130.00 civilians injured and 16 dead the, the total number of the tax is likely higher. but these figures give an idea of the situation and suggest that russian soldiers may have used drones indiscriminately and systematically against civilians. the many of the ported casualties were age 61 or older, making it unlikely that they had engaged in military activities. the could be that russian drones were deliberately targeting civilians. the

it was a cold day. we were carrying kolber kits on this day from a dozen people had been collecting their ber can full size, and some were helping me carry ours from the garage to the barn. and also the menus, and this is what they came to that house and berries left used to look like the river bank seen in the distance is the area where the drone operators were likely positioned when conducting the attack. yeah, that's what i believe. so they were just inside the barn and one guy, a neighbor was still inside the garage because when the 1st come across the throne impacted it hit a high voltage line and then explode. and we immediately ran out because we were afraid something had happened to the guy, but he was alive on the way. then probably the next day to more land. it seems that they punched a hole in the garage door, the 2nd one,

and then hit the car. then because of the machine that i was in the house, when i 1st one hit the eval height and then immediately ran out of it and saw the 2nd one it flying into our garage, the manual. yeah, there's a bunch of yeah. can we do a lot of us back in the heart doctor, so frightened after that, whenever they heard a drone, they would immediately run inside watching the car was blown out and been completely out of shape. well, they have so many drones. i can't imagine what resources they must have to just hit some garage rush. what else do bard? the drones have long played a crucial role in russia's war and ukraine from large military drones that travel doesn't sometimes hundreds of kilometers to consumer models. both sides use them to advance their tactics. with the drones that have had the biggest impacts aren't the most expensive or sophisticated ones, but rather cheap amateur drones. this is the 1st person's

u r. f. p. the drone, originally used by hobby pilots for racing or aerial photography, f p. the drones are now everywhere on the front lines. equipped with a camera, the drone transmits to the pilot what it sees in real time. using a screen goggles or a mobile device. the operator has a clear image of the target s t. these are often used to observe battlefields from above, but they too can be legal. these ukrainian soldiers attach explosives that can be either dropped or crashed into a target. one of the biggest advantages of these drones because their cost, i think the drones are relatively cheap, the manufacturer, a typical left of your drawing today, costs around $500.00 to assemble. this is samuel bender, a leading drone experts. there are probably tens of thousands of stds operating in

the size of the brain at any given time in this for ukraine initially took the lead and drone warfare, but russia quickly caught up this russian volunteer group promptly post on telegram held a manufacture drones and train at the operators, according to experts on average, these drones can fly up to 15 kilometers before running out of battery or losing signal. that means they have a reach of about 7.5 kilometers. if they drop and explosive and return to their base, we mapped 7 drone strikes in bodies love city that resulted in civilian casualties . we then looked at the opposite bank of the river to narrow down the area where these attacks originated. this involved measuring the maximum distance it would take a drone with explosives to hit

a target and very soft and return to its operator. most seem to come from this area where russians have been located since the beginning of the war. the april for the summer of 2022, i started working here in the warehouse 1st as a loot or like all the others. and later a switch to the car. which in place on the machine hand is one of many volunteers working with real central kitchen and international n g o that delivers food to those in areas under conflict. once a month he travels to the battery slab district. visits used to be more regular, but going there is too dangerous. now. drones have targeted relief workers, a battery and all the 1st time i was hunted by

a drug and was in january 2020 for the move 15. you said 1250 for the photos of the week of a, a freight shipper and i had headed to bed as love entered the city and unloaded and thought that was all was kind of like everything went well that we need to do after we had unloaded and were already back on the route that somebody's left us and we were approaching a checkpoint. issue of wish of a post. as i drove closer to the check point, i noticed that the guys were running towards me and waving your hydro part. when i lowered the window, i was told that i was being escorted via drone towards the home and the 1st checkpoint was like stopping what i need already alerted. the 2nd checkpoint probably i don't know how long it was on my tail. i only come down once i was approaching newport on soft. i wish i'm a little further away from that us laugh it's scary. very scary. was that possible?

yes. and was fortunate at that time, but others weren't in february 2020 for drones attacked relief for chris from a switch and geo on their way out of betty's left. after chasing the convoy the drones released munitions and killed 2 french nationals. the n g o said the cars were clearly labeled with no weapons markings this ukrainian squad and a small village north of very slough practice is how to repel drones with special electronic anti drone guns. countering such attacks as difficult russian units keep modifying their drones and changing their tactics. yet this quad aims to hit as many rushing drones as possible. they remain vigilant

as our local security agencies. but that he works with betty's last police department. when a drone strikes, he and his colleagues mobilize to the scene to document everything a plus know about when there are cases of s t v drone hit so little the 1st thing we do is help civilians as they try to help. they also risk becoming a target of a drone attack. well, model hold the applause. there has been many cases with our colleagues from the common show during evacuations or a while documenting these war crimes. our guys have come under fire to his goals. vehicles were damaged and our colleagues were injured because the prospect is awesome, we really put on the young assume the q and a salt technique commonly known as double tapping. after hitting the target, the russian soldiers wait for assistance to arrive and later hit a 2nd time to maximize the harm. alexander has witnessed such double type of tax,

fully ballpark. there was a joint attack on a man without leaving him injured and unable to walk or move the water. the drones didn't know lights on it, so we couldn't drive up to organize help before those officers suspect drone attacks against civilians are not accidental advisors or the show, but it doesn't matter if it's an individual in uniform, whether it's a soldier or a civilian show us and but as long as they are training embarrass love, because i can say this because the machine has no same person with a night late the civilian population. and we're going to shoot this in minnesota. the of

these new methods and means of more fat wayne joined us as an international lawyer who advises ukrainian, prosecutors. drone warfare may be relatively new. but just as with any other weapon begin discriminant use drones, kind of mount to a war crime. you're always going to be following the same line of assessment. was that an attempt to distinguish between civilian and military targets? what was the how to civilians which was anticipated? was that an accident? what was the intent of the drone operate to the these are the questions which is essentially encompass fundamental rules of international humanitarian law. which if violated in a particularly serious way, will then be classified as an will crime. and drones are no exception to that.

let's take a closer look at the left bank of that and the pro river russian units rotate in and out of the area. the 3 specific units have been stationed here since drone attacks picked up. they've also been seen operating drones targeting betty slabs and the surrounding area. the attempt special purpose brigade is an extremely secretive unit under russia's military intelligence . in june 2024 ukrainian authorities opened an investigation into one of the units soldiers for using a drone to target civilians. the

a part from this 1st documented case not much is known about the brigades operations except that they've received drones. and that there is no indication they've left the area the, the 250 is an infantry brigade that has been operating in the car health care area for a long time. on telegram, they publicly claimed responsibility for several drone attacks and bodies love and its surroundings. most of them targeting both military and civilian vehicles. the, the labels have been seen working closely and several missions with a crew of drowned trainers the we collected and g o located to 15 of their attacks. they coincide with the

surgeon reports of civilian casualties in very slough, the, including this revealing post from one drone operator. there are no civilians here. old vehicles are being destroyed to hinden movement and deprive the enemy of mobility the it's not making any assessment as to how he's going to minimize civilian damage and effectively he's a and decided that any individual is a legitimate military target. so the comment plus evidence of the drone being used in the way suggested creates not just a plausible case, but a very strong case of war crimes. the storage

unit we looked into is relatively new bars. $33.00 is a volunteer battalion that bears the name of a city mont gale of a soviet world war 2 general russia created the bars reservist units to compensate for military losses and to fight alongside regular forces. and on the south or left bank of the river to politicians worksheet and establishing bars. 33 july sheer more. uh so we have some uh it goes up is e, and that's a boy that i will, junior. this is let d, minnesota don't. the governor of russian occupied her son konstantin bus. you is a former russian intelligence agent acting as had a son, senator in the russian federation council. both man had been subjected to

international sanctions. in this photo bus, you stood next to the head of the nova of cut district, occupational authority, where bars. 33 is deployed. both of you and soto have launched. numerous recruitment calls from watching the some of them. specifically looking for drone pilots to join the and offering volunteers salary of roughly 2000 zeros, you know, they have even had, did out donations to bars. 33, including drones. but why are they doing all of this? is really about appealing to fortune and appealing 0. you know his, his demand. this is katerina step on income and analyst at the us based institute

for the study of war. the kremlin barely relied. the lead for the thing is natural as goals which are essentially to capture all of ukraine a wolf had, and the number 33 identified this unit. we've seen members of the battalion wearing these badges and multiple photos on like regular units. bars. 33 was established as a state legal entity by authorities and occupied her son. company records we reviewed showed its leadership has changed on multiple occasions. current acting director is alexander natal to bon. in late 2023 russian media referred to him as 1st deputy minister of culture and occupied her son. it's unclear whether he has any military experience, but one thing is clear bars. 33 does not only specialize in using drones and attacks. the unit has also been assigned to test them to the regular

courses have been on high in neary. some of the new modern military equipment is a systematic bottlenecks within the rushing minutes to defend when it comes to research and development. at the same time as reports of drone attacks and batteries love increased, russian politicians said bar $33.00 had started testing a new drone in the area. both soto and bus, you shared videos of the unit, conducting a tax on the city using this new drone. it's name very less for the one of the rushes attempts to produce a domestic drone. we were bars 33 posted videos of using this drone to hit what it claims are ukrainian

military targets. we g, a located these strikes and confirm the area under fire is also betty's love and its surroundings. the company that manufactures the villas is located in this airport in the far east of russia. it's called arrowhead company records reveal that arrowhead is owned by a firm belonging to senator constantine bus. you but it's not just the paper trail pointing to the russian politicians and annex terrace on. here we can see soto and bus you visiting the company's headquarters. despite being relatively new drone got a lot of attention, including from flooding there, put in, in january 2024. the model was formerly presented to him. the news logic

shows that you don't think it over to the specialist and what the book took. i totally wish i could to you. it was great in the same question was the is that, can i and us through point one developer of the village, drones celebrated the kremlin is approval and the also share to post suggesting that the russian ministry of defense has criteria for approving drones, such as accumulating hundreds of hours of flight time and combat testing on the front line. you need it. well, it has to fly a certain distance. it has to carry a certain amount of cargo ammunition. it has to perform in a certain way, wednesdays, with a certain amount of counter measures including electronic warfare. it has to be a solution out of the box right away publicly. there isn't any official information on such criteria. but according to the current c, e o of arrowhead,

victoria thing co bars 33 has recorded over 400 successful combat deployments of the villas drone in the headstone region. the volunteer battalion is the company's target customers. these drone deployments occurred as the attacks on civilians in very soft increased dramatically. both the ceo and arrowhead are subject to international sanctions. confronted with our findings, arrowhead said it was a non military company and did not cooperate with administrative defense. we are unable to determine exactly who is directly responsible for the drum attacks that have left so many civilian casualties in betty's love and nearby communities. but we do know that these 3 units have been operating in the area and that both the

250 motorized, rifle brigade and bars. 33 targeted bodies love with drones. while the number of civilian casualties increased, the we're talking about a tax in which a soldier has a clear view of the target, the you have a highly discriminant weapon. and therefore you ought to be able to discriminate in a very cogent and convince same way. and therefore, the room fall accidents, the room for incidental damage or to be significantly less the

view both and what to do. you may have seen to not haven't been back to bodies loved since the attack, but they have no doubt that the russian drone operators involved knew exactly what they were doing. the you have, it's a game. yes. like a computer game as if they were sitting there and playing music about for a real living targets. the

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