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Russia has, in general, launched around 7700 of the reactive "Shaheds" at Ukraine and has devised new tactical methods for their use.
The enemy considers the weather and tactics. When using reactive drones, the Russians are working out new tactical techniques and taking weather conditions into account. According to him, their use depends in a certain way on weather conditions. "The first thing the opponent will look at is the weather conditions in the route area and in the target area that they want to strike. If there is fog, cloudiness — this will complicate the work of the Ukrainian air defense. They orient themselves very well in this regard," says Ihnat. He added that the Russians are developing new tactical methods when launching strike drones at Ukraine. Thus, in September there were several waves of a large number of classic "Shaheds" toward western Ukraine. But earlier the enemy used accumulated reactive UAVs. Russia is increasing the number of attacks with reactive drones. As Ihnat noted, the enemy uses more and more reactive "Shahed" drones. Specifically, in the incomplete September period the Russians used about 1900 strike drones with reactive engines for attacks on Ukraine. "For comparison: for all of July there were 2800. The interception rate is 60%, which is a fairly high figure given the current capabilities of the Defense Forces," Ihnat says. What about reactive interceptors? Ihnat also commented on this innovative weapon such as interceptors for reactive "Shahed" drones. "There is a lot of talk that there are confirmed results of interception, even from copter-type interceptors. This is under the condition that the reactive drone flies at low speed and low altitude," he said. At the same time, the future, in particular for reactive drone interceptors, the military says. How to repel "Zircons". Ihnat also noted that for Ukraine it is vital to quickly receive information about the launches of such high-speed missiles as "Zircon". The occupiers launch them at ground targets, although they are anti-ship. "From Crimea they have repeatedly been launched at ground targets and there have already been many uses of these missiles. Two yesterday, although launched from the north, did not reach their targets... There were similar cases with the "Kinzhal"s," Ihnat emphasized. These missiles travel at a speed of about 10 thousand kilometers per hour. Therefore, only a few minutes, even seconds, remain for an appropriate reaction, Ihnat noted. "We rely on our Western partners who, from NATO centers, can share information about ballistic, aero-ballistic, or anti-ship missile launches and alert us, and we then inform the population," the soldier added.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that Russia is experimenting with using FPV drones together with strike BPLA "Shahed". In addition, Russian reactive drones differ from the usual "Shahed" in speed and flight altitude. Therefore, shooting them down is much more difficult, Ihnat notes.
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