Russia's Rubicon unmanned systems center can rapidly scale drone units from company to battalion size using manpower and funding advantages Ukraine cannot replicate, according to Ukrainian drone commander Yurii Fedorenko.
Rubicon recruits through United Russia party youth programs, training thousands of 16-17 year olds as future drone pilots who will be mobilized at 18.
Ukraine relies on teaching, equipping, and persuading volunteers to join specialized drone units - a slower, resource-constrained process.
The contrast reveals Russia's systematic approach: building institutional pipelines through political party infrastructure rather than depending on volunteer recruitment.
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