The Dark Beauty of War: Fiber Optic Drones and Ukraine's Humanitarian Crisis In northern Ukraine, a 12 year old boy named Anatolii Prokhorenko faced off against a Russian drone in his own backyard.
What he did next was remarkable – and a stark reminder that the boundaries between soldier and civilian have been erased in this conflict.
The deployment of fiber optic drones by Russia has taken warfare to a new level, allowing for precision strikes on civilians from beyond conventional jamming or radio signals.