“the drone pilot [has become] an even more prized kill than a sniper, one front-line commander suggests. “A lot of people want to become drone pilots because they think the work is further back and safer. The reality is that it’s extremely dangerous to be flying battlefield drones.””

Trenches and tech on Ukraine’s southern front

Drone pilots have become valuable targets for both sides

👀 @actsafer.bsky.social On operating drones in conflict zones.

Better equipment would allow operators to be away from the front in a bunker below ground.

A drone pilot has some kind of radio transmitter nearby, which can be traced and targeted. I suppose they put the antenna at a distance when possible, but they need to run a cable.