2022 Drone Videos of the Week: Episode 13

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner smakozawr brings us this fantastic drone video from Ukraine as the country struggled to defend itself against a Russian invasion in the winter of 2022.  The video features spectacular footage from across this dynamic Eastern European country.  Some of the many highlights include the capital city of Kiev, including its Dneiper River bridges, monuments, and churches; the Carpathian Mountains in the southwestern part of the country; some of the vast Ukrainian grain fields; and much more.  

Brand-new contributor Tadulea69 brings us this fantastic drone video from Sri Lanka.  Shot with a DJI Mavic 2 Zoom over the course of three weeks, the video features the following locations: Colombo, the country's largest city; Mirissa, a small town on the southern coast; Udawalawe National Park, in the south-central part of the country; the town of Ella and the nearby Nine Arches Bridge; Nuwara Eliya, in the hill country of the Central Province; the interior city of Kandy; the fortress of Sigiriya; and the beach town of Hiriketiya.

Check out this fantastic professional drone reel from Kazakhstan by multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner baikensky.  The video features an impressive mix of landscape, cityscape, action, and "people" shots from across this vast Central Asian land which covers over a million square miles of territory (2.7k square km).  HIghlights include a spectacular shot of a giant rock formation at the :31 mark followed by a top-down view of a fighter plane, a series of movie-quality shots from the country's vast deserts, and much more.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner oculusfilms brings us this fantastic drone video from the Thar Desert in Pakistan.  The desert covers a massive area of 77k square mi. (about 200k square km) in eastern Pakistan and western India.  The Pakistani portion of the desert lies in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab.  Much of the desert consists of sand dunes that continually shift, particularly during the monsoon season.   Annual rainfall in the desert ranges from 4-20 inches (about 100-500 mm).    

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist denisbarbas brings us this fantastic drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Much of the footage was shot around the magnificent three peak formation known variously as Tre Cime di Lavaredo (in Italian), Drei Zinnen (in German) or the Three Merlins.  Lying on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region and the province of Belluno in the Veneto Region, they represent one of the most iconic sights of the entire Alps Mountains.  

Every week, our team reviews every video uploaded to the site to pick the Top 5 videos. Then, we name our favorite as our Drone Video of the Week and send that drone pilot $ 250. (The winning video is also then a contender for Drone Video of the Month.) AirVuz proudly features these Top 5 videos are both here on AirVuz and across our social platforms ... we love to celebrate this amazing content from our community of drone pilots! Wondering how to become eligible? Simply upload your drone videos to AirVuz; it's that easy!