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Ukraine says strike in Russia's Kursk region took out high-tech radar system - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian attack drone carrying an explosive payload destroyed a Russian mobile anti-aircraft radar station in Russia's Kursk region, state media said Friday.

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[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nobody was prepared for this evolution of warfare. You can now build an explosive-carrying device the size and radar profile of a large bird.

But, for what it's worth, Russian state media is saying that it was saboteurs... which is probably more likely given the distance from the frontline than an Ukrainian-operated drone.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ukraine's done this with store bought drones, plastic explosives, and some knowledge of frequency communication to get past Russian jammers. AP published an article on Ukraine's drone operation rather recently.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Everyone does this with store bought drones (mostly sourced from China, FWIW). It's so incredibly affordable it's crazy.