From tiny quadcopters buzzing over frontline trenches with cameras and grenades to flying bombs lugging warheads weighing dozens of kilograms (pounds) into Kyiv and Moscow, drones have marked the Ukraine war like none before it. ManilaBulletin
In recent months, invading Russian troops have sent waves of Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones at Kyiv and other major cities, while Ukraine has launched unmanned attacks of its own in Crimea and Russian border region Belgorod.Today's picture is a far cry from the hype surrounding Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones in the early months of the war.
"You also create terror and uncertainty at all times. Over the long term, that has value," the source added.Eroding enemy air defence cheaply is especially vital for Russia, whose production of long-range missiles is limited to around 40 per month, analysts Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds of British defence think-tank RUSI wrote in a recent report.
Ukrainian troops have published many videos on social media showing modified commercially available drones dropping bombs onto Russian soldiers' positions. Russian forces "now employ approximately one major electronic warfare system per 10km of frontage" according to RUSI, with "more specialised EW capabilities" further up the chain of command.
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