Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators in Russian army units put hand warmers in thermal bags in cold weather to extend the life of batteries in drone joysticks, according to a UAV operator with the call sign Maloy.

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To prevent batteries from draining too quickly in the cold, we put hand warmers in thermal bags together with the batteries. This reduces their power consumption and allows them to cover a much greater distance.
Call sign Maloy, UAV operator

Another drone operator with the call sign Litvin added that on average, a UAV flight takes seven minutes, and after dropping ammunition on a target, a planned control flight is performed.

Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Russian T220 targeting pod was unexpectedly spotted on the Algerian Air Force's MiG-29M.

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