Aerorozvidka
Aerorozvidka (, "aerial reconnaissance") is a team and NGO that promotes creating and implementing netcentric and robotic military capabilities for the security and defense forces of Ukraine. Aerorozvidka specialises in aerial reconnaissance and drone warfare. It was founded in May 2014 by a team headed by Volodymyr Kochetov-Sukach and including Ukrainian battalion commander Natan Chazin. Kochetkov-Sukach, an investment banker, was killed in 2015 while fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War. From its beginnings as a group of volunteer drone and IT enthusiasts, Aerorozvidka eventually evolved into
Key facts
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- Шеврон громадської організації "Аеророзвідка".png
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- 260px
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- First established in 2014, registered in
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- Non-governmental organization
- Organization.purpose
- To assist Ukrainian security and defense forces in Russo-Ukrainian War
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- Volodymyr Kochetkov-Sukach (killed in 2015)
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- Yaroslav Honchar (since 2023)
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- Areas of activity:
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- https://aerorozvidka.ngo/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- aerorozvidka.xyz
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Foundation
- Status and Cooperation
- Current activities
- Drones
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Interesting facts
- References
- External links
Aerorozvidka (, "aerial reconnaissance") is a team and NGO that promotes creating and implementing netcentric and robotic military capabilities for the security and defense forces of Ukraine. Aerorozvidka specialises in aerial reconnaissance and drone warfare. It was founded in May 2014 by a team headed by Volodymyr Kochetov-Sukach and including Ukrainian battalion commander Natan Chazin. Kochetkov-Sukach, an investment banker, was killed in 2015 while fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War. From its beginnings as a group of volunteer drone and IT enthusiasts, Aerorozvidka eventually evolved into a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It has been termed a "war startup" by the Atlantic Council.
== Foundation == When the occupation of Crimea by Russia started in 2014, Natan Khazin, the leader of the "Jewish Regiment" of the Euromaidan and a soldier of the first "Azov" formation, began to look for opportunities for the technical armament of the Ukrainian army. After an unsuccessful trip to Israel, where he was refused help, he turned to his friend from Maidan for assistance. This friend was making panoramic shots from a DJI Phantom drone. The video "Ukraine through the eyes of a drone", which he contributed to, gained over a million views on YouTube. It was with this drone, which he later donated to Ukrainian volunteers, that Aerorozvidka began to take shape.