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The orders started coming in around 7:30 a.m. —ordinary shopping lists in completely unusual circumstances. Smoked bacon, oatmeal cookies, mayonnaise, mashed potatoes. "Accepted," the commander replied over the radio. The customers were Ukrainian soldiers in dugouts and trenches on the front lines, requesting airlifts of provisions.
Ukraine has embraced such deliveries out of dire necessity, giving new meaning to the use of drones in warfare, where they are usually synonymous with death and destruction, The New York Times writes .
"We’re trying to make things a little more pleasant for them, to boost their morale, so they don’t get discouraged out there in the fields. Even the little things matter," said a soldier with the call sign "Lesik," who collects packages for drone drops in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. With attack drones now dominating the battlefield, any movement on the front lines is extremely risky. This has complicated the delivery of supplies to soldiers—a challenge Ukraine is increasingly addressing with the help of unmanned aircraft. Soldiers describe catching packages containing water, power banks, and other essentials dropped by drones under cover of night.
Much of this work is performed by heavy Ukrainian-made Vampire drones, which can easily switch from eliminating enemy soldiers to providing comfort to friendly forces. They are reportedly capable of flying in harsh weather conditions, and the Ukrainian military claims they are more difficult to shoot down than other drones.
Russians call these drones "Baba Yaga," after a Slavic folklore character—a witch who kidnaps children and hunts at night. But when they drop treats, some Ukrainian soldiers call them "mama drones."
Cigarettes, wet wipes, coffee, shawarma. Even a chocolate-hazelnut cake for a birthday. Lesik’s unit, known as "Da Vinci’s Wolves," strives to fulfill every request. The goal is daily drops and same-day service. A 22-year-old soldier with the call sign "Zhurba" said he goes shopping every day with a list compiled from radio intercepts. He brings the groceries into a narrow room that serves as a storage room and packing room.
In winter, when the bags absorb moisture from falling snow, they can be loaded with no more than 10 kg of goods. If a bag ends up lighter than the norm, Lesik adds packs of Camel cigarettes and handfuls of candy. He says it’s a pleasure when soldiers return from their positions and say, "So you were the one sending us sweets all this time."
Because Vampires drop cargo from a height, liquids must be packaged especially carefully, otherwise they risk exploding. Other items risk turning to mush. Tangerines are tightly packed into Pringles cans. Sandwiches and cabbage rolls are placed in takeout containers, wrapped with an extra layer of film for cushioning.
Everything here is meticulously orchestrated. The packages must be packed and loaded onto vehicles by midday, ready to be transported to waiting trucks. These speed through tunnels of anti-drone netting to positions closer to the front lines. There, the packages are transferred to ground-based drone platforms, which deliver them to the Vampire pilots’ forward positions.
Unlike the sounds of other drones, the buzzing of the Vampire evokes joy, not fear, among Ukrainian troops, Lesik and other soldiers say. "The guys can tell drones apart by their sound. The enemy doesn’t fly drones like that," Lesik explained.
Around 7 p.m., the "Vampires" soared into the dark sky, loaded with Lesik’s packages. Their camera feeds showed small red lights below – drop point markers. Soon, the package, a white spot in the night vision camera, fell to the ground. The screen showed a soldier jumping out to retrieve it. "Thank you for the gifts, very kind of you," came the radio message. "Acknowledged. Love you," the command post replied. Soon orders started coming in for the next day.
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