Ukrainian military officer known by the callsign "Lazar". In his pre-war life he worked as a media producer. He volunteered for the army in 2022 and moved into drone warfare after converting a cigarette-smugglers' drone into an improvised bomb. He built "Lazar's Group", a feared force of some 1,500 operators credited with destroying more than $12bn-worth of Russian equipment. The group fields reconnaissance, night-bomber and interceptor drone units every 10km along the front line. Most of its soldiers operate remotely from swivel chairs in high-tech underground bunkers in Kyiv, and almost all are under 35.
In January 2026, following a devastating Russian air assault on Kyiv's energy infrastructure, President Zelensky appointed Yelizarov—then a colonel—as assistant air-defence commander. His leap from strike drones to strategic air defence suggested a new emphasis on domestically produced interceptors and a change in doctrine.
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