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My understanding is that for the civilians in Ukraine Shaheed style drones are the danger.

• jacquesm 7mo ago
  They are but the Ukrainians are making some serious inroads into the effectiveness of those drones and if they keep that up for a little while longer they will have near perfect ability to shoot them down. Essentially they've built hunter-killer drones that are sent off in the general direction of Shahed that then either succeed or fail in their mission. That success rate has been very steadily climbing over the last couple of months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(drone) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(drone)
  • koshergweilo 7mo ago
    Ah that puts into context some of the headlines I've seen about Ukraine making arms deals with other countries. https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/72301 https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/72301 It is very odd to see the defense industry live up to its name for once
    • jacquesm 7mo ago
      Ukraine has been incredibly restrained given the atrocities perpetrated on them. To the point that during the Kursk incursion the residents preferred the Ukrainians over their own countryfolk.