Russia has significantly increased the production of its attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Geran type, and now Ukraine has to adapt to the new conditions of combating these drones. According to ATO veteran and military expert Yevhen Dyky, Russia currently produces about 1,000 such drones per month, which significantly exceeds its initial plans.
"They are constantly increasing the production and number of drones, while using various tactics in order to exhaust our air defense system," Dykiy said in an interview with "Special Projects of Serhiy Mamaev." One such tactic is the use of decoy drones, which, thanks to special mirrors, are clearly visible on radars, which allows you to distract air defense forces from the main threat.
This approach is not only aimed at creating a shortage of missiles in air defense, but also leads to overtiring of the military that hunts these drones. Considering this, Dykiy suggests focusing efforts on increasing the number of mobile groups capable of effectively responding to threats.
Civilians as part of defense
According to the expert, one of the possible answers to the new challenges is the involvement of the civilian population in the fight against drones. There are many enlisted men in Ukraine who are physically healthy and fit for service. According to Dyky, they can be involved in the defense of the sky by organizing mobile groups that could alternately perform combat duties.
"I don't see a problem in the fact that students who have a deferment or people who are busy with work help in the fight against Geraniums in their free time," the expert noted. He emphasized that this will relieve part of the burden on air defense, which the military is currently experiencing.
Transfer of mobile groups to infantry
Dykiy also drew attention to the problem of transferring mobile fire groups to infantry units due to the lack of people at the front. This problem could be solved by using civilians to fight drones, which would allow maintaining the main forces for other important tasks on the front.
"We can deploy much more mobile groups than there are now, and this will help strengthen the country's defense," the expert concluded.
