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Drones weren't seen as much of a threat as these airbases are many thousands of kilometers from the Ukraine border.
by justinator 1y ago
Drones weren't seen as much of a threat as these airbases are many thousands of kilometers from the Ukraine border.
- dmix 1y agoThose bases are heavily defended against drones. Ukraine has tried repeatedly to hit these bases and only succeeded once prior hitting a single TU-95. Since then there's been nothing as Russia adapted. The long range drones required have a larger radar signature and Pantsir + AA guns on the ground are pretty good at stopping that. That plus heavy EW and GPS jamming. Which is why Ukraine spent the last year hitting softer targets like oil and factories.
- justinator 1y ago>Those bases are heavily defended against drones. Weight doesn't seem to imply effectiveness I guess.