The targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks using balloons have been revealed
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Military expert Yuri Knutov explained that the Ukrainian Armed Forces use balloons to deliver drones, guide drones via Starlink, and conduct electronic reconnaissance over Russian territory.
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In the Yaroslavl region, balloons allegedly launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were shot down.
Military expert Yuriy Knutov revealed the targets of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using balloons. His words are quoted by aif.ru.
Knutov said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces can use balloons over Russian territory for three purposes. Firstly, they are used for drone delivery. “For example, Hornet drones are attached to balloons, they fly at an altitude of about four to five kilometers to the Novorossiya highway, there they are unhooked, and they launch an attack,” the expert explained.
The Ukrainian military attaches Starlink terminals to some balloons to help guide drones precisely to their targets. The third use case is electronic reconnaissance, Knutov added.
The expert also suggested that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ balloons, shot down the day before over the Yaroslavl region, could have equipment that records the location of Russian air defense systems and transmits the data further. He added that the Russian military successfully detects and destroys such balloons.
Open Questions
- How effective are these methods in the long term?
