A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade tests an FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in August 2023.Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A Ukrainian gamer-turned-drone operator said video games have helped him fight Russians. He told Reuters his mother said his gaming would come to nothing — but now he's making deadly drone strikes. Ukraine is increasingly using small, cheap FPV drones to hit outsize targets. A Ukrainian drone operator's video game abilities are coming to the fore on the battlefield, according to Reuters.