Ukrainian FPV pilots stall NATO Gotland drills three times, forcing pauses and lessons
TL;DR
Ukrainian FPV drone operators taking part in the Aurora 2026 exercise on Gotland reportedly overwhelmed Swedish forces, prompting three pauses as Western troops struggle to adapt to modern drone warfare; pilots Tarik and Karat say the real battlefield would be deadly, while NATO officials acknowledge Ukraine’s tactics as a key learning source for counter-drone strategies.
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- ‘In Real Life They Would Have Been Dead’: Ukrainian Drone Teams ‘Destroy’ Swedish Forces in NATO Drill Kyiv Post
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