Russia deploys cheap drones to identify Ukrainian defences
Russia has started using new, cheaply produced drones. They are trying to use them to identify air defence and film any damage after their attacks. In the last five attacks, the Russians used two new types of drones.
The Russians have commenced using cheaply produced drones to locate the positions of Ukrainian troops, often employing them as "bait" as well.
They are made of plastic elements and plywood, reports a Ukrainian military intelligence officer in an interview with the Reuters agency. They are equipped with a camera and a Ukrainian SIM card, which is used to send pictures to the Russian army.
- They identify where our mobile groups are positioned, where the machine guns are that can destroy them. They're trying ... to get a picture of where all our air defenses are located," said Andriy Cherniak, a spokesperson for the military intelligence agency.
Russians claim they intercept drone footage
The Russians also discuss the new technologies they are using. The Russian Armed Forces claim that they have started intercepting footage from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones, which they utilize to attack their operators.
- The guys can do this, they actually intercept the picture and use it for their own purposes: they identify the enemy’s routes, the drone’s path, they can determine the operator, where it came from - said a former commander of a communications unit in an interview with the Russian agency TASS.
