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by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the delivery of nine Skydio 2+ drones to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The drones, donated by Skydio, feature 4K cameras capable of capturing high-quality photo and video. The Office of the Prosecutor General will leverage this feature for the documentation of the more than 115,000 cases of destroyed civilian infrastructure, and evidence of human rights abuses on frontline communities and liberated territories. The drones will play an essential role in enabling the Prosecutor General’s team to pursue justice for survivors of war crimes and human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
In addition, two Ukrainian human rights coalitions supported by USAID have documented over 40,000 incidents of Russia’s war crimes since February 24, 2022. The agency also participates in joint war crimes documentation visits with Ukraine’s Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights. USAID has previously delivered Starlink data terminals donated by SpaceX, and laptops and software for Ukraine’s schoolchildren and teachers donated by HP, Inc., JP.IK, and Microsoft. The agency also supports Ukrainian grain production and export through the AGRI-Ukraine initiative launched back in July of 2022.
Last week in Odesa, Administrator Samantha Power announced a contribution of $250 million in USAID support for AGRI-Ukraine for a total of $350 million, and also leveraged an additional $250 million for the Initiative coming from fellow donors, the private sector, and foundations.
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Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
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