Russian reconnaissance drones have long posed a serious challenge for Ukrainian infantry on the front lines. Russian assaults are routinely supported by aerial surveillance, while uncrewed aerial systems (UAVs) dropping explosives disrupt rotations and movement between trenches.

Meanwhile, Pavlovskyi had been working on a far simpler device. Initially, he dismissed it as unpromising, but this cost-effective device is now in use against Russian reconnaissance and FPV drones as well as ambush UAVs – those the Russians leave on standby along roads, waiting for targets.

The product, called Aero Trawl, does more than shoot down Russian UAVs – it enables their capture and transfer to Ukrainian intelligence.