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Dignitas’ Tech Explorers Teaches Drone Building Near Kyiv

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Dignitas runs a free after-school Tech Explorers program teaching children drone building near Kyiv.
Students learn to fly, build and repair FPV drones that cause 90% of battlefield casualties.
Instructor Sasha says lessons give children skills for future jobs in Ukraine’s $55 billion defense sector.
School windows shattered by a Russian drone attack are boarded with wood, costing $500,000 in repairs.

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Dignitas runs a free after-school Tech Explorers program teaching children drone building near Kyiv.
Students learn to fly, build and repair FPV drones that cause 90% of battlefield casualties.
Instructor Sasha says lessons give children skills for future jobs in Ukraine’s $55 billion defense sector.
School windows shattered by a Russian drone attack are boarded with wood, costing $500,000 in repairs.