Russia-Ukraine: the “dronization” of the war disrupts strategies

On the Telegram chat channels, revealed by the Ukrainian camp, Russian forces are expressing their concern.

Opponent drones hovering over the front line have changed the environment of warfare by casting an almost permanent gaze on the battlefield, it reads.

The threat is persistent.

The civilian quadcopters converted for military purposes scrutinize the movements.

Sometimes they can be equipped with ammunition to turn into suicide drones.

Or they allow to guide an artillery fire or the strike of another drone like the long-range TB2.

One of the consequences of this tactic is also immaterial: it is the fear that paralyzes the soldier, we read.

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Military experts have come up with a name for this method of harassing combat:

The infantry are reluctant to leave their position, destabilizing their tactics and draining their resources.

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