A 51-year-old resident of Russia’s Bryansk region named Andrey has reportedly earned nearly one million rubles (around $13,476) by selling fragments of downed Ukrainian drones to scrap metal collection points.
The man said he regularly collects debris from intercepted UAVs in forests and fields near the border, Caliber.Az reports, citing Telegram channel Mash.
According to him, most of the drones fall in the same places, so “it doesn’t take long to find them.”
Scrap collection points say prices depend on purity and volume.
Copper is valued at 800–850 rubles per kilogram ($8.80–$9.35/kg), aluminium at 100–145 rubles ($1.10–$1.60/kg), and brass at 390–500 rubles ($4.30–$5.50/kg).
On average, a single drone can bring in between 5,000 and 10,000 rubles (about $55–$110).
Bryansk region governor Alexander Bogomaz said that 121 drones were shot down over the region in a single night.
In total, thousands of UAVs have reportedly been intercepted over the area, with up to 90% of debris remaining in forests and fields.
A similar situation is observed in the neighbouring Kursk and Belgorod regions.
By Bakhtiyar Abbasov
