Small-size recon drones arrive for Russian troops in Ukraine special operation zone

Small-size reconnaissance drones dubbed Binokl (Binocular) have begun arriving for Russian troops in the special military operation zone in Ukraine, a spokesman for the drone manufacturer told TASS on Tuesday.

The latest drones produced by the Russian tech firm Syomka s vozdukha are two to three times cheaper than the Chinese DJI Mavic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) actively employed in combat operations, company spokesman Dmitry Zubarev said.

The Russian drone is outfitted with a compact thermal imager capable of ferreting out enemy forces and capabilities in any time of the day or night and also has a grenade-dropping capability.