russian armed forces are improving their ability to use FPV-drones to intercept Ukrainian remote-controlled UAVs and bomber drones. This was reported by analysts of the Institute for the Study of War in their daily report on July 22.
"russian forces appear to be improving their capability to use first-person view (FPV) drones to intercept Ukrainian remote mining and bombardier drones mid-air," the statement reads.
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On July 22 russian occupiers showed footage purportedly of russian FPV-drones intercepting a Ukrainian baba yaga drone mid-flight in unspecified areas of the frontline. Analysts believe that russian forces appear to be improving their capability to use FPV-drones to intercept other ones at the tactical level. In particular, it is evidenced by select instances of russian FPV-drones intercepting heavier, larger, and slower-moving Ukrainian munition-dropping and longer-range reconnaissance drones.
The ISW analysts have also estimated that Ukrainian drone operators appear to be improving their capabilities to interdict longer-range russian drones in mid-air. According to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskii, Ukrainian forces are mastering new methods of destroying russian reconnaissance drones using only FPV-drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems.
"russian forces are likely experimenting and innovating to adapt to successful Ukrainian drone usage against russian FPV-drones and some longer-range drones," the analysts added.
Earlier Defense Express reported that russia had massively used aerostats to form radio communication network.
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