Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russia is reportedly struggling to counter Ukraine's large 'Baba Yaga' drones, which are used at night for mining and resupply missions and now have onboard electronic warfare systems. The Russians have so far failed to create equivalent drones for their own use. ⬇️

2/ Russian warblogger Vladimir Romanov writes that "enemy agro-drones (Baba Yaga) are active in all frontline areas at night.

They drop mines on our positions identified during the day, and conduct logistics to our own hard-to-reach areas."

3/ "We don't have such drones. Attempts to procure and field radio-controlled equivalents have had no real success (in practical combat use). The device is not operational due to active electronic warfare.

4/ "It will only become operational with the installation of a Starlink (with the appropriate control system). But Starlink isn't exactly a staple for high-ranking pensioners [at the Russian Ministry of Defence]. Therefore, we don't have any operational equivalents.

5/ "Also, in most areas, we don't actively engage enemy agro-drones. And the enemy installs electronic warfare on these devices, meaning when our "anti-aircraft" FPV approaches, the signal is lost.

6/ "Few people want to use fiber-optic FPV on enemy drones—their numbers are too limited among front-line units." /end

Source:
t.me/romanov_92/493…