Ukraine has been using homemade $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks on the battlefield, an operator said.
The R18 octocopters destroyed 10 Russian tanks in recent months, a drone pilot told CBS News.
In the last month, a Ukrainian military unit "destroyed $40 million worth of Russian hardware," a commander said.
One homemade octocopter runs for $100,000, but this weapon appears to be proving its worth, taking out far more expensive Russian tanks and artillery pieces, even in the dead of night, an operator said.
In recent months, the Ukrainian military has also been using much cheaper, low-budget drones rigged with explosive devices, such as anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades, against Russian forces.
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