Drone swarm raid: an aviation expert assessed the effectiveness of a large-scale attack on Russia

Russia was massively attacked by Ukrainian drones. But this is a continuation of the experience that Ukraine received from Russian attacks on its territory.

This opinion 24 Aviation expert Bogdan Dolintse spoke to Channel, noting that when the invaders launch a small number of Shaheds, most of them are destroyed. However, if the enemy uses more than 50 of these UAVs, then the downing rate is significantly reduced. By the way, on May 17, explosions were heard in different regions of Russia and in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

“This is the experience that Ukraine has also begun to use, most likely due to the fact that with so-called single launches, the probability of destroying an individual drone, in particular of its detection, is much higher,” Dolince said.

This approach to accumulation and then such massive use is much more effective. More drones overcome the so-called defense lines of enemy air defense systems .

At the same time, during such a flight of a flock of drones, it is possible, in particular, for these drones to help each other overcome certain difficult gaps. For example, where electronic warfare systems operate.

This is because all UAVs that are located in different places are difficult to jam. If at least a few of them receive a good GPS signal, they will theoretically be able to exchange data and so effectively pass obstacles.

It takes more than two hits to effectively hit certain objects. This then leads to a significant decommissioning for a long period of time. . Of course, this was impossible without increasing production,” the aviation expert emphasized.

Refineries are going to counter UAVs

Russian refineries are allegedly purchasing equipment to counter drones. However, these can be exclusively civilian or industrial means. However, if we talk about military UAVs, then these means will be ineffective. Military detection and countermeasure systems have the highest efficiency.

In addition, such systems require trained, qualified personnel who can configure and operate them correctly. The operation of such systems may create certain obstacles or interfere with the operation of other enterprises, systems and communication channels. For example, objects of civil critical infrastructure – airports, airfields, hospitals, internal affairs bodies and the like.

“Those systems, those means that use radio communication channels may then suffer due to such a virtually chaotic use of countermeasures, because they will be different means in different places, they will most likely operate at different frequencies,” noted Bogdan Dolince. Loud night for Russians

• The occupiers said that they allegedly managed to “intercept” or “destroy” 102 UAVs. Also, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russians allegedly “destroyed” 6 naval drones in the Black Sea. Crimea was attacked by drones of the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region.
• In particular, the drones of the SBU hit the oil refinery in Tuapse. And the drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate worked on the seaport of Novorossiysk. Explosions took place in Sevastopol Bay. The Sevastopolskaya electrical substation also came under attack. In Novorossiysk it was loud near the oil terminal and at the railway station.
• The targets of the complex operation of the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region were ships and other watercraft of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. As a result of the operation of electronic warfare equipment and the operation of air defense, other objects were also hit.