A Ukrainian quadcopter drone records as a Russian surface-to-air missile attempts to knock it down, but the munition flies right by.

It may seem like a waste of money for a missile that costs tens of thousands of dollars to be fired at a recreational consumer drone that is worth less than a thousand, but the information that drone is relaying is invaluable. The drone is able to collect troop strength, location, and movement in realtime, and needs to be brought down at all costs.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter