Drones, Mines, and the Mona Lisa: Children's Holidays in 2024

В Pskov children's camp Active-duty military personnel arrived for the Druzhba Youth Army camp. According to a Vesti. Pskov report, they "demonstrated the equipment currently used on the front lines and explained how to avoid enemy ploys." One of the soldiers, call sign "Gioconda" (his face was blurred out in the report), explained how to operate a drone armed with training ammunition.

"The operator can be located in cover up to 15 kilometers away and calmly identify and engage a desired target, saving their own life and thereby inflicting fire damage. The operator can launch 10-15 drones per day." "Journalists quote Mona Lisa as saying," she notes. She notes that being with a drone, even one loaded with training ammunition, is extremely scary.

Another soldier with the call sign "Bee" showed the children how to clear mines in an area using a grappling hook.

As Vesti journalists note, "The classes left a lasting impression, and the fighters became role models."