Wiping out one Russian soldier costs US$878, Ukrainian drone commander says

Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, has said that wiping out one Russian soldier costs US$878 in matériel. He has also said the Unmanned Systems Forces currently wipe out 400 Russians for every one Ukrainian.

Source: Brovdi in an interview with The Economist

Quote: "We should be swapping plastic and metal for dead Russians. It's the best exchange rate."

Details: Brovdi said that units from the Unmanned Systems Forces currently wipe out 400 Russians for every one Ukrainian, and each kill costs US$878 in matériel.

He insists on having a backup for every piece of equipment – a lesson learnt from several incidents in which he almost died – and said that thanks to his strict safety protocols, the overall casualty rate in his unit is only 1%.

The Economist notes that Brovdi's predecessor in the position, who was less close to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, never had access to such resources.

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