Can the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation really use Ukrainian SIM cards for "Shahmed": expert answered

He emphasized that the use of SIM cards with drones is not public, and operators cannot comment openly. However, the interlocutor of the publication agreed to tell some details in "not for printing". According to him, some Russian drones really use SIM cards. But thanks to Bigdata and the algorithms of tracking atypical behavior of users on the network, most of them can be switched off in advance (although 100% efficiency is not guaranteed).

Sometimes it happens that because of atypical behavior, real Ukrainian users are disconnected. In general, the issue of SIM cards and drones has been under the control of the military leadership of Ukraine for over two years, and many preventive measures have already been taken. Incidentally, it is also the case that the Russians use not Ukrainian maps, but maps of friendly countries that fall into Ukrainian roaming.

Drones using SIM cards cannot transmit video to their operators through mobile networks. The maximum they are capable of is to use a service channel to transmit short messages. Here, the interlocutor of the publication reminded that in 2022 mobile operators suggested to the Ministry of Digital Transformation to enter the passport registration for new mobile networks.

The idea did not get accustomed, but it would not completely resolve the issue, because in addition to the passport registration of new clients, the full identification of existing subscribers is also needed.

Recall that the other day, The Economist has released material stating that Russia is exacerbated by drone attacks against Ukraine, which is launched by the Russian Shakhi Russians no longer influenced by Ukrainian remedies of HPV and that they are controlled by means of Telegram in real time. However, the Ukrainian specialist in radio engineering, military engineer Sergei Flash did not confirm this information.