Rockets, black drones and ballistics: how the Russian Federation changes the tactics of shelling of Ukraine - CNN

The Ukrainian military notes that the enemy uses drones in a new way. They fly zigzags, circulate or hang in the sky. Russia has started the New Year with massive shelling of Ukraine. The enemy used the entire air arsenal from ballistic missiles to drones. About it reports CNN. During a massive blow, Russia used: winged rockets, ballistic missiles, aerobalistic "daggers" and drones-Kamikadze.

International analysts believe that Russian strikes are intended to overcome the limited missile defense of Ukraine. On January 8, 18 out of 51 rockets were shot down. In addition to the variety of Russian weapons, it tests new tactics. For example, Shahaned Iranian drones are painted black to mask the product against the night sky.

Also, on some drones, the occupiers moved the exhaust from the back to the front to knock down the anti -aircraft calculations that use thermal imaging sights from the panthelic, one of the fighters told. There is information that Russia has received the shames reactive "that is much faster. The air forces suggest that due to a more powerful engine, the mass of the fighting part became smaller. The trajectories of flights of Russian drones-Kamikadze have also changed.

"Previously, they flew one trajectory, and now - zigzags. The drone can fly, then circling, hanging, completely declining, then climbing about half a kilometer, then flying down sharply. They are now very maneuverable, they need to be seen and destroy Yasinsky said about the Iranian "Shahda". Mobile air defense groups are what Ukraine expects to protect civilians from Russian attacks, the authors write. In addition to machine guns, they have American Stinger's MAZ.