The Apachi unmanned systems battalion is part of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the 7th Air Assault Corps. For a unit working with drones, satellite communication is not a convenience but a working tool: without it there is no way to transmit aerial reconnaissance footage or coordinate crews.

The Borodianka Settlement Council announced the handover. The community offered separate thanks to Oleksandr Pinchuk for helping to organise the liaison and the transfer of the kits.

"Reliable communication at the front means lives saved"

The settlement council explains the choice of this particular aid: reliable communication at the front means effective coordination of units, working aerial reconnaissance and, above all, lives saved. Ten terminals are ten separate points that work regardless of the state of ground networks.

The equipment went to the unit where a resident of the Borodianka community serves. Such a personal link between a community and a specific battalion lasts longer than a one-off campaign: the unit comes back with requests, and the community knows exactly where its money goes.

A battle flag in return

The servicemen brought the unit's battle flag to Borodianka. The community called it a symbol of trust, unity and gratitude and promised it would take pride of place. In the handover photograph two men hold the flag between them right by the entrance to the settlement council, beside a stack of Starlink boxes.

"Sincere thanks to every resident of the community and every taxpayer. It is thanks to you that we can support our defenders continuously," the council's statement reads.

An earlier consignment has reached the 56th Brigade

A day earlier the community received confirmation that another batch of aid had reached its recipient: the 56th Separate Motorised Infantry Mariupol Brigade received an EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max power station and a 4.2-kilowatt inverter petrol generator.

The servicemen sent Borodianka a video from their position as feedback. Both consignments are part of the systematic work the settlement council carries out from the community budget.

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