We are viewing a nasty situation on our television screens, in our newspapers and every time we log onto social media. The war in Ukraine is just terrible viewing, what Russia is inflicting on Ukraine is just criminal, there is no justification for this level of violence, this is disgusting.

What is heartening is the Ukrainian use of drones to engage in surveillance of Russian military assets such as tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Prior to the invasion, a bunch of enthusiasts were off flying drones as a hobby and to photograph the area. Now, these very same people are flying drones and attacking Russian positions.

They can either be used as surveillance to identify troop or equipment positions and call in missile, tanks or aircraft attacks. They are now using the US switchblade kamikaze drone to attack tanks and vehicles. This is brilliant, we have a much smaller force engaging a numerically superior force with hit and run tactics that is causing mayhem.

The Russian soldiers don’t know where the next strike is coming from, they are just getting comfortable when a kamikaze drone pierces the armour of the turret and they are doomed. Likewise, they are in an armoured vehicle before they are hit and incinerated. With the war crimes the Russian army is committing, it is difficult to feel any sympathy for them, it is time to pay for their crimes.