4 days ago
How Ukraine uses fishing nets to protect troops from Russian drones
T he road in northern Ukraine was covered from above and on both sides with thick netting that stretched for miles, towards Russia.
It was just one of a number of anti-drone 'tunnels' that Ukraine is constructing to protect soldiers and civilians in frontline regions. The netting is a low-tech solution to the first-person-view [FPV] drones that have transformed the nature of the war in Ukraine and, perhaps, warfare itself.
Cheap FPV drones packed with explosives are manned remotely by pilots and provide real-time video feeds, allowing them to be directed with deadly accuracy against soldiers, as well as military vehicles and equipment. They are used by both Russian and Ukrainian forces and have created a vast 'kill zone' where nothing can move without attracting the attention of swarms of kamikaze drones.
