‘We are saving lives’: Drones donated by Calgary businessman delivered to Ukraine
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The Situational Assessment Drones are designed to provide crucial visual oversight during medical and disaster response situations.
The devastation that is taking its toll on the people in Ukraine can clearly be seen from above. Draganfly drones are able to spot survivors of the relentless bombing.
Dranganfly CEO Cameron Chell was in Ukraine this week helping get more drones in the air.
“The thing that is most prevalent is to see the incredible resolve of the Ukrainian people and how they are keen to normalize their lives.”
What really sticks out in my mind is how quickly they have cleaned areas up and how quickly they have moved to reconstruction,” Chell said from his hotel room in Kyiv.
Draganfly Inc. is a Saskatoon-based company that has donated three drone systems to Revived Soldiers Ukraine, a humanitarian organization providing aid to Ukrainians.
Chell said they are delivering primarily things like insulin, antibiotics and rape kits.
The drones are also capable of doing search and rescue, which is saving time and resources.
“Being able to find the heat signature of a human using a thermal camera on a drone is much faster than walking around at a dangerous site,” Chell said.