How a Ukrainian teen drone operator spied on Russian armour

Andriy landing his drone on his hand during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine recently. Photos: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

As Russian tanks and trucks rumbled close to their village, a Ukrainian teenager and his father stealthily launched their small drone into the air.

Working as a team, they took bird's-eye photos of the armoured column moving toward Kyiv and pinpointed its coordinates, swiftly messaging the precious information to the Ukrainian military.