A military observer assessed drone strikes on bridges in Ukraine
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Military observer Vlad Shlepchenko commented on the use of new Geranium drones to strike bridges in Ukraine, calling it a “test of the pen” and emphasizing the need to destroy logistics routes in the future.
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Why It Matters
On October 1, the mass use of a new modification of Geranium drones, equipped with cumulative ammunition for cutting metal structures, began.
The strikes of the Russian Armed Forces with drones on bridges in Ukraine are so far only a test run, and not the beginning of a targeted campaign to demolish them. This was stated by Tsargrad military observer Vlad Shlepchenko.
He explained that this is due to the massive use of the new modification of Geranium drones since October 1. “The peculiarity of this drone is that its wings are equipped with four cumulative cutting ammunition, when triggered, several flat gas-dynamic flows are formed; they cut off metal structures that get in the way like a razor,” said the military observer.
At the same time, Shlepchenko believes that sooner or later “Russia will have to lay down bridges in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian regime.” According to him, this is dictated by the logic of military operations.
Open Questions
- Will a decision be made on the full-scale destruction of bridges?
- What is the effectiveness of new drones against permanent concrete bridges?
