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Russia continues to terrorize Ukrainian cities with “Shahed” drones. Yuriy Hnyat, head of the communications department of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that in the last 4 days nearly half of all drones launched by the enemy were those with a jet engine. Ukraine already has a countermeasure, but is not planning to stop there.
This was told to Channel 24 by military serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Musiyenko, stressing that in fighting this challenge it is important not only to shoot down reactive unmanned aerial vehicles, but also to destroy their launch sites on the territory of Russia. Such a tactic will force the occupiers to “slow down.”
Ukraine countering reactive drones
According to the serviceman, reactive drones can be shot down by missiles for anti-aircraft missile systems or by air-to-air missiles used by aviation. In theory, aviation guns could also be used, because the speed of an aircraft allows catching up with and shooting down reactive drones.
There are also radio-electronic warfare systems that Ukraine is developing and modifying. Active work is underway to clearly understand the frequencies and channels they operate on, so as to land drones at the approach to cities.
That is, we understand that militarily the enemy indeed tries, among other things, to exhaust our air defense reserves. Therefore, among other things, I also say that the solution should be sought not only in increasing air defense; this is very important, but the solution should also be sought in attacking facilities on Russian territory and effectively hindering launches,
— Musiyenko said.
He explained that launching a large number of reactive drones cannot remain invisible. Ukrainian forces can track approximate launch bases. In this way one can understand which targets to hit, where additional retransmitters, antennas, control points, and much more are located.
Then the Defense Forces will strike at them and reduce the enemy’s potential. At minimum — force the Russians to relocate to some extent, which will take time.
Musiyenko on countering reactive drones: watch the video
Note that Oleksandr Pavlo Polisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, said that the best results in downing reactive UAVs are demonstrated by portable anti-aircraft missile systems, site-specific air defense, and aviation.
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