To mitigate the FPV drone threat, Russian forces have shifted much of their frontline workload to hours of limited visibility, as few if any FPV drone videos show the use of thermal optics.

However, Ukraine has perfected their quadcopter drone-dropped munition techniques, and more recent videos show that many of these drones are thermal capable. The operations shown in the videos was reportedly carried out by Ukraine's 46th Brigade.

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