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How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier (www.thetimes.com)
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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 55 points 19 hours ago (10 children)

“The changes posed by drones are so fast that concepts we implemented just a month ago no longer work now,” said an infantry battalion commander, whose call sign is “Cuba”, with the 13th Khartiia brigade.

Khartiia is one of two fascist corps btw, it's not a brigade. The National Guard of Ukraine was recently reorganised into two 15,000 member Corps. One is Azov Corps (azov brigade no longer exists and is now a much larger fascist-led corps) and the other is Khartiia, also fascist-led.

Here is a picture of a Khartiia ceremony.

This interview is conducted with fascists.

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago

Lol they look like the bad guys in x-com 2, wouldn't be surprised if they're a bunch of giant snakes under those human skins

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 8 hours ago

Holy fucking shit this does look 100% like some evil Warframe or Wolfenstein faction, and libs are juicing themselves over it.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

ussr-cry Blackest reaction indeed marx-doomer

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 12 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

What is that ominous symbol on their flags? I can only assume it's something fashy like the wolfsangle, but I don't recognize it.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 8 hours ago

It's stylised bow and arrow in square shape. Why Ukrainian nazis would use typical steppe symbol is unknown to me so it's 100% dogwhistle for swastika.

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 7 points 8 hours ago

It seems very much based on the ww2 nazi turkestan volunteer badge

[–] LoveWitch@hexbear.net 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

ChatGPT, please draw me a swastika that doesn’t look like a swastika

It looks like a space marine logo

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 25 points 16 hours ago

This interview is conducted with fascists.

It's western news media interviewing Ukrainian soldiers, this is a redundant line.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Are they trying to look evil lmao

[–] gil2455526 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Liberal media would explain it as "to intimidate Russians" or some bullshit like that.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago

it's to troll them!

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 18 points 13 hours ago

Yes

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 28 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I can't tell if that's Zelenskyy or some guys cosplaying Zelenskyy.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 18 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I think Ukrainian fash just look like that.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 34 points 19 hours ago

CIA taught them how to do theme lighting.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

The National Guard of Ukraine was recently reorganised into two 15,000 member Corps

that's about division size, unless ukraine uses smaller size for corps
2 fash divisions making up the national guard corps

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Ahh yes i stand corrected, either way not a brigade anymore. 2*15,000 fascists running are the entire national guard and they perform the same role the SS performed, they are not frontline deployed.

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 17 points 18 hours ago

Ah, so that's where the leftover Brotherhood of Nod sets ended up!

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

modern warfare is so fucked

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 16 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

People are making these drones in their homes. Modern domestic terrorism is also fucked.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 4 points 9 hours ago

People are making these drones in their homes.

Real "Ministry of the Future" vibes here.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 30 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

new cod game but you just get blown up immediately every time

[–] LoveWitch@hexbear.net 6 points 10 hours ago

CoD but you just roll dice every 20 seconds and if you get a 6 you die

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 8 points 12 hours ago

swarm scorestreak is perma-on and targets both teams

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 13 points 16 hours ago

When spawn camping adds realism. avgn-horror

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 45 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Love the propaganda around Russia. In one source they're saying the Russian army is direly undermechanized and using wheelbarrows and horses for miles for logistics and the Russian army will soon collapse, and the other source says there's hyper deadly drone swarms and the end is nigh

I'm just like ok look at the map seems Russia has the most territory so.... 🤷‍♀️

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is skilled at escaping the optics of defeat.

Putin will accept no responsibility for setbacks on the global stage. He always acts the victor.

Do you think the authors of these articles know that they are lying? Do they know how utterly delusional that they sound? Or do they just live in a complete fantasy alternate reality just like the run-of-the-mill regular libs?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 7 hours ago

I always wonder about that as well, can somebody be so utterly deluded or do they have to know deep down.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 30 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

It's nuts that they fly while attached to a 10 km long fiber optic cable. Corded drones! 🤣

[–] boiledfrog@hexbear.net 16 points 14 hours ago

It's pretty smart, prevents jammers from working and is cheap

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 20 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck offfff there's no way they're doing fly by wire at that range surely?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 28 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (5 children)

cable that can extend 10-20kms

I wonder how strong it is, and what kind of waste is left on the terrain. Do they retract the cords after the explosion, to avoid giving away their position?

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 17 points 15 hours ago

I didn't know there were fiber optic cable missiles wtf

[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 14 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Just like Evangelion fr fr

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No, the fiber wire stays out afterwards. It leaves a huge mess. There are photos of busy fields and hedge rows on telegram with a spider web of wire everywhere

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 26 points 18 hours ago

Shit. It looks like it has the strength of fishing line. That can't be good for wildlife.

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

jesus christ

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 27 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Apparently it provides "a perfect video feed".

Fucking gamers and their FPS. 🙄

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 12 points 12 hours ago

complaining and getting moved to a different division because their drones have 165hz monitors and you're only getting 30fps on an android tablet

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Some missiles have wires like that but drones are a lot more manuverable. Do they get caught on things this way?

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 14 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

If the spool has the ability to spit out wire fast enough (faster than the drones top speed) with minimal latency (the spool can accelerate faster than the drone) it shouldn't be an issue with getting caught on static objects. The main concern would be getting the wire caught on moving objects, like cyclists/motorbikes, cars, tanks, etc. Then you could end up with scenarios where the wire can't be spooled out fast enough due to the movement of the object the wire is caught on. Apparently when Ukraine tested out this concept, they had big issues with that.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 14 points 13 hours ago

From what I understand of Russian telegrams that discuss this, fiber optic drones are most effectively used when you control the high ground (as with artillery). If you launch from the highest position in the surrounding 20km radius then you can hit wherever you want without the fiber optic cables touching anything outside of power lines and trees. If you use it in an urban area it's very different tactics.