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Chinese Drone Maker Suspends Business in Russia and Ukraine

Top selling Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is suspending all business in Russia and Ukraine, after a Ukraine vice prime minister posted a scathing letter on Twitter.

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DJI’s AeroScope system can be used to locate drones and drone operators, including Ukranian drone pilots. [Courtesy: DJI]
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Key Takeaways:

Top-selling Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is suspending all business in Russia and Ukraine after a Ukraine vice prime minister posted a scathing letter on Twitter. 

Invading Russian troops have been using DJI drones to “navigate” missile attacks in Ukraine, according to a letter from Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister-Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov to DJI CEO Frank Wang. The letter, posted on Twitter, demands that DJI cease business in Russia “until the war in Ukraine is fully stopped and fair order is restored.” 

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.

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