Earlier this month, Ukraine launched a campaign to assemble the worlds first Army of Drones.
How are drones used in warfare?
The military can use them to attack targets such as ammunition dumps and artillery fires on enemy positions.

Military drones come with numerous thermographic cameras with position sensors.
They are also used for signal relaying, patrolling borders, and monitoring critical infrastructure such as utility suppliers.
First batch of your drones has arrived to the frontline.

Now they will serve as real soldiers within worlds first Army of Drones.
Every such dronation saves lives and getting Ukrainian victory closer.
The military also needs thousands of ordinary civilian drones.

They can be new or used.
What about electronic espionage?
We asked Shchygol about the security of the critical data captured by drones.

He explained that the military is taking steps to prevent sensitive information from falling into unauthorized hands.
To date, there have been no proposals from Chinese suppliers.
What has been the impact of the campaign so far?
Around UAH 200M have been donated for the Army of Drones!
Also dozens of your drones arrived to the warehouse.
Want to donate a drone?
Of course, you do!
People in Estonia can also contribute to theAdopt a Droneprogram.
The funded drones include Welcome to Ukraine, Suka and Drony McDrone Face.
The UkrainianYellow Blue Foundationis also fundraising for dronesto assistin the removal of landmines.
Flown in remote surveillance, they can identify explosive landmines to aid in their removal.
Story byCate Lawrence
Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.