Air attacks in Ukraine – Russians began using decoy drones – UNIAN
Such drones are much cheaper than suicide bombers and are difficult to distinguish from real attack UAVs.
Russian occupiers have begun launching weaponless decoy drones across Ukraine during air attacks. Former speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat told CNN that this is how the enemy wants to distract the Ukrainian air defense.
The decoy drones carry a 3D-printed ball that is wrapped in foil, Ignat shared. According to him, this is how the Russians imitate the warhead of the Iranian Shahed-136 drone.
This tactic allows the Russians to distract the air defense of Ukraine without spending too much money, explained the ex-speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He stated that decoy drones account for almost half of all Russian UAVs…
