Ukraine’s Drone Chief: Putin is Sending 300,000 Troops to the Slaughter | Exclusive

The commander of Ukraine's drone forces, Robert Brovdi, has warned that humanity is "losing control" over artificial intelligence in warfare, describing autonomous drones as the "plague of the third millennium".

In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Mr Brovdi detailed how Ukrainian drone operations have brought the war to Russian soil, effectively destroying the concept of a "safe rear" across the European part of Russia.

He warned that Vladimir Putin is preparing to throw hundreds of thousands of new, untrained troops - which he described as "biomaterial" and "stewed meat" - into the grinder of the frontline by the end of 2026.

Brovdi also directed fierce criticism at NATO, warning that "limited flexibility" and the presence of political "Orbans" within the alliance are severely hindering Europe's ability to deter Russian aggression.

Speaking directly to the UK, he urged the government to press ahead with the creation of a dedicated Unmanned Systems Force, warning that "delaying decision-making is basically fatal."

Read more on The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Chapters:
00:00 - Why Russian soldiers are ‘Stewed Meat’
00:40 - Russian Skies De Facto Closed
06:42 - How drones have changed the course of the war
09:15 - The AI 'Overton Window' and the drone 'plague'
13:34 - The technological arms race and defeating Shaheds
16:07 - Putin's terror tactics and impending mobilisation
18:08 - Facing the Russian 'biomaterial' meat grinder
22:54 - Battlefield realities and the value of 'operational silence'
26:04 - Why the war cannot end on the battlefield
28:39 - NATO's weakness, 'Orbans', and dismissed drone threats
35:54 - Why the UK must build an Unmanned Systems Force in silence
40:20 - Finding humanity in war: Art therapy on the frontline
43:43 - Live casualty tracking

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