> One scary aspect of drones is that they can loiter around an area. There are s...

geremiiah · 2026-04-30T16:03:10 1777564990

I have seen the videos where they surrender. I have also seen the countless videos where they would clearly have surrendered if given a chance, but instead, they were blown up.

ceejayoz · 2026-04-30T16:05:24 1777565124

Sure; the same is true for humans shooting at you with machine guns and artillery. You don't always get a chance to surrender.

andriy_koval · 2026-04-30T17:25:31 1777569931

> I have also seen the countless videos where they would clearly have surrendered if given a chance, but instead, they were blown up.

surrender is likely usually accepted when its possible, but with drones it is often logistically difficult because frontline is very wide now.

TiredOfLife · 2026-05-01T06:40:10 1777617610

There are plenty of videos of russians fake surrendering. They are specifically instructed to put armed grenades on their body to kill those accepting surrender.

MisterTea · 2026-04-30T16:05:50 1777565150

> There are some new ones that work like landmines, too; they sit on the ground until they detect something worth going after.

Half-life 2 manhack vibes.