Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The Russian army's response to the threat of Ukraine's drones is to give its soldiers prayer cards appealing for divine help against "demonic drones". Incredulous Russian warbloggers are demanding something a bit more tangible. ⬇️

2/ The text of the "Prayer against demonic drones" says: "O, Saint Barbara, the great martyr and patroness, look upon us who grieve and suffer from the demonic drones, that sow death and destruction."

3/ "Strengthen us in faith and hope, give us strength and courage not to despair in the struggle for truth and freedom. Our intercessor, pray for us, that He will spare us and that He deliver us from the evil slander of our enemies. Amen."

4/ The accompanying picture is an illustration in the style of an icon, showing St. Barbara holding a quadcopter-type drone tastefully decorated with a Warhammer 40K-style skull.

5/ 'Archangel of Special Forces' writes disbelievingly:

"Stop, stop, stop...

Excuse me?

Is the person who did this sane?"

6/ Alexander Karchenko demands a more substantive response to the drone threat on his 'Witnesses of Bayraktar' channel:

"We urgently need a breakthrough in the battle for the "small sky."

7/ "The enemy has discovered our weak ability to intercept small UAVs, and now we're seeing trucks burning near Mariupol.

8/ "Logistics is suffering greatly. These aren't my assessments, but those of guys who, not long ago, were easily cruising 50+ kilometers from the front lines. Now this zone is under fire from Hornets and other drones.

9/ "We can continue to rely on all-powerful electronic warfare, but the enemy is already using FPV drones with Starlink. This means we need to develop physical interception of enemy drones.

10/ "We have the know-how, and we're putting it to use. Now we need to scale it up. Currently, roads are covered by anti-aircraft guns, but automatic rifles and machine guns offer very little protection. Hornets are prowling along the highways.

11/ "Yes, intercepting them with the Yolka [drone] is difficult, but he who makes no mistakes, wins. The concept of small interceptors is one of the most promising areas.

12/ "We need fair competition and generous funding in this area. This year, we can effectively destroy aircraft-type drones, and next year, we might even be able to intercept FPV drones.

13/ "Who knows? I know of a sector where assault rifles and machine guns are shooting down a lot of FPV drones. If our troops get a technological solution, logistics will only improve. And then we'll even begin to amass troops." /end

Sources:
🔹 t.me/rusich_army/29…
🔹 t.me/bayraktar1070/…