Posted on 07/17/2025 5:44:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
"Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones."
A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he's medically evacuated from the front lines.
Kamikaze drones. Surveillance drones. Bomber drones. Drones that kill other drones.
These machines swarm the skies in vast numbers. They're cheap, they're deadly and they're among the main reasons Ukraine believes it can hold out against advancing Russian forces this year and even beyond, according to a dozen Ukrainian commanders, officials and arms manufacturers involved in Kyiv's defence.
Ukrainian soldiers describe the drone-infested corridor covering about 10 km either side of the line of contact as the "kill zone" because remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed by both sides can swiftly spot and neutralise targets.
The war's evolution into the most drone-intensive conflict ever seen has eaten away at Russia's ability to exploit its traditional advantages in troop numbers, artillery and tanks, according to two Ukrainian battlefield commanders interviewed.
Any large vehicle operating near the front is now an obvious target, meaning Russian forces can no longer make the kind of rapid advances they did in 2022 with columns of armoured vehicles, according to the commanders as well as the founder of OCHI, a system which centralizes video feeds from over 15,000 Ukrainian military drone crews on the front lines.
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Drones are demons, at least for those in the kill zone that straddles the 1,000 km line of contact.
Reconnaissance UAVs from both sides - resembling shrunken airplanes, made of plastic or styrofoam and equipped with sophisticated cameras - can spot enemies from several kilometres away. They hover over the front lines, relaying back what they see in real time.
They find targets for the fleets of bomber drones - often hexacopters the size of coffee tables
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Can EMP type weapons be used take out drones?
No idea, just asking.
There was a post about that yesterday, I believe so.
An EMP weapon would not distinguish between friend and foe. It would take out all the electronics on both sides.
Isn’t that what this form is?
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/high-power-microwave-force-field-knocks-drone-swarms-from-sky/
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