Drones scattered the "fog of war", but for some reason in the Russian Federation the offensive near Kursk - The Economist
The armies have to come up with something on a virtually "transparent" battlefield. There are several varieties of observation. Satellites in orbit track the ground. Tactical drones have a radius of 200 km or more. Small intelligence drones pass the picture to their operators, and thanks to the devices of night vision of movement of soldiers are noticeable at night. The FPV-Drone operator with the call sign "Darwin" from the 92nd brigade says that the changes made by drones are enormous.
Three years ago, at the beginning of a full -scale invasion, the UAV group could work in the open fields. Now they hide in the forests and leave their positions all day. "Earlier, operations could be carefully planned," he explained. "Now every mission - a lottery, you may be lucky or not lucky. " Intelligence and hiking patrols from the leading positions have virtually stopped, and to evacuate the wounded or pick up the dead is becoming more dangerous. The infantry is not gathered in large groups.
Open terrain is a lesion area, the only protection is speed. Soldiers use ATVs and motorcycles to get ahead of the FPV operator. It is impossible to move successfully, it is also dangerous to stay in one place. Fortified trenches are obvious goals. The armored vehicles were actually neutralized. "When a tank appears, it's like throwing a plate with food in front of the hungry drone operators," Darwin says.
In order to prevent ubiquitous drones, Russians and Ukrainians are conducting arms racing in the field of electronic wrestling. In the field, soldiers limit the use of phones. Radio stations are set to send weaker signals that are only captured at short distances. Use cover with camouflage nets to block thermal signatures. Invisible cloaks against thermal imaging chambers. Bad weather and night provide some protection. Wind and rain complicate the flight of drone, clouds and fogs reduce visibility.
Darwin explained in the darkness of the drone. Thermal imaging chambers can see soldiers at night, but not at a long distance. Ancient tactics have been revised. One of the most obvious reasons is that it is difficult to achieve suddenness, explained Gleb Voloshki, Analytic Come Back Alive, one of the largest volunteer organizations raising funds for the Armed Forces. The transparency of the battlefield gives the advantage of those who defend.
"The offensive operations are really disgusting," the hairs said. The infantry now operates in small groups that are more difficult to detect. In recent months, the Russians have managed to achieve progress, it is a gradual bite, it works partially because the tolerance of the Russians to losses is high, and the refusals are being shot, he added.
AI is used to analyze observation data, they are added to intelligence data and information from open sources, for example, reports of Russian soldiers on social networks that can disclose positions. But software for recognition is in the early stages. AI can generate false signals by confusing the picture, and this is something that can reduce transparency, added hair. According to him, there is a difference in seeing something and understanding that, in fact, happens.
Last summer, the Russians saw an increase in Ukrainian troops in the Sumy area, but did not guess that they would be attacking the border in the Kursk region. "This is a transparency problem. You can see actions, but you do not always interpret them correctly," he added. Recall that Zelensky called the deaths. Lightmaker explained how to perceive this number. It was also reported that the Armed Forces did not receive more than 1. 7 million drones and HRs due to the lack of government orders.