Yeah these drones have to just fly straight at the vehicle and explode. If they hover around for a bit they will just get shot down by rifles.

Yup. Lots of images like this if you look for “ukraine/russia drone cage vehicle”

I mean that is generally what people do when their friends are presenting their phd thesis. At least with all the ones ive been at they talked beforehand with their colleagues about what questions would be good to ask. But doing it when you arent actually in the field is another level yeah.