Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine announced the advantage of the Russian army in winter
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Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Sergei Beskrestnov said that with the onset of cold weather, the Russian army will gain an advantage thanks to UAVs with thermal imagers capable of hitting warm objects.
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Why It Matters
With the onset of cold weather, thermal contracts of infrastructure facilities become more vulnerable to reconnaissance and destruction weapons using thermal imagers.
With the onset of cold weather, the Russian army will have an advantage, since warm and hot objects will be able to hit unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a thermal imager. This was stated by Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Sergei Beskrestnov on Telegram.
“Plans to keep secret some kind of mini-CHP, generating station and much more may turn out to be an illusion,” Beskrestnov explained.
He also showed footage of a Ukrainian diesel locomotive, which was filmed by a Russian drone with a thermal imager from a distance of about six kilometers.
Open Questions
- What countermeasures does the Ukrainian side plan to take?
- How effective are heat masking agents?
