Actually, it is a trap and Zelensky fell for it. Imagine, sending 10,000-15,000 Ukrainian troops into Kursk. Sure, they overpowered like 50 border guards mostly conscripts. You are inside Russia now, at some point,tens of thousands of Russian troops will block the invading force and prevent them from going back to escape. So, they are boxed in the wide open spaces for the Russian fighter jets, attack helicopters, drones to attack them at will. Add to that Russian artillery and rockets dropping on their heads. So far, 6,600 dead Ukrainian troops in Kursk. They are trapped but, they tell you they are advancing? To where? The Russians are hunting them all down to kill them all. It is not even a fair fight. The smart ones have surrendered to Russian troops. At the same time, the frontlines is in danger of collapse as Russia set to seize Pokravsk and other territories. Russia also, attacking with hundreds of missiles on Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine. Also, destroying Ukrainian airfields hiding NATO weapons including, missiles for the F-16. Zelensky can spin this a a huge win for Ukraine but, actually, Ukraine is losing very badly, everywhere.
There was a stock today, I forget the ticker... off the radar type, that make drones, $750M in revenue last year... they just got a contract for $1B to make stuff for over there. H/o, I'll find it.
Here ya go.... https://defensescoop.com/2024/08/28/army-aerovironment-switchblade-contract-1b-killer-drones/ AVAV--> +$16.10
this is quite some money good things could have been done with it for the poor people in russia etc. so sad
The Russians have the Lancet drone that has been responsible for destroying Abrams and Leopard tanks. Next step would be jamming technology because you cannot stop hundreds of drones all at once. Also, air defense systems designed to shoot down or neutralize opposing drones. They have that now, the air defense systems.
The Russian air defense systems are next to useless and their new drone defense system is easily being taken out. Complete with video. Ukraine Destroys Russia’s New ‘Sapphire’ Anti-Drone Complex in Kursk Ukrainian strike drones have not only destroyed the Russian “Sapphire” electronic warfare complex but also inflicted casualties on Russian forces. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38109
LOL... here is the reality. Russia is going to have a tough time trying to take Kursk back from Ukraine https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-deputy-director-russia-have-tough-time-retaking-kursk-2024-8
LOL.... Russkies getting tickets. Trying to outrun Ukrainian drones? Kursk traffic cams still issue speeding tickets. Drones are everywhere. Traffic cameras don't care. https://arstechnica.com/culture/202...sk-traffic-cams-still-issue-speeding-tickets/ Imagine receiving a traffic ticket in the mail because you were speeding down a Russian road in Kursk with a Ukrainian attack drone on your tail. That's the reality facing some Russians living near the front lines after Ukraine's surprise seizure of Russian territory in Kursk Oblast. And they're complaining about it on Telegram. Rob Lee, a well-known analyst of the Ukraine/Russia war, comments on X that "traffic cameras are still operating in Kursk, and people are receiving speeding fines when trying to outrun FPVs [first-person-view attack drones]. Some have resorted to covering their license plates but the traffic police force them to remove them." The Russian outlet Mash offers more details from a local perspective: Volunteers and military volunteers who arrived in the Kursk region are asking the traffic police not to fine them for speeding when they are escaping from the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Several people who are near the combat zone told Mash about this. Cameras are still recording violations in the border area, and when people try to escape from the drones, they receive letters of happiness [tickets]. One of the well-known military activists was charged 9k [rubles, apparently—about US$100] in just one day. He accelerated on a highway that is attacked almost every hour by enemy FPV drones. Some cover their license plates, but the traffic police stop them and demand that they remove the stickers. Mash claims that the traffic police are sympathetic and that given the drone situation, "speeding can be considered as committed in a state of extreme necessity." But those who receive a speeding ticket will have to challenge it in court on these grounds. The attack drones at issue here are widely used even some distance beyond the current front lines. Russian milbloggers, for instance, have claimed for more than a week that Ukrainian drones are attacking supply vehicles on the important E38 highway through Kursk, and they have published photos of burning vehicles along the route. (The E38 is significantly to the north of known Ukrainian positions.) So Russians are understandably in something of a hurry when on roads like this. But the traffic cameras don't care—and neither, apparently, do the traffic police, who keep the cameras running. Estonian X account "WarTranslated" provides English translations of Russian Telegram posts related to the Ukraine war, and the traffic cam issue has come up multiple times. According to one local Russian commentator, "In frontline areas, they continue to collect fines for violating traffic rules... For example, drivers exceed the speed limit in order to get away from the drone, or drive quickly through a dangerous place; the state regularly collects fines for this." Another Russian complains, "The fact is that in the Kursk region, surveillance cameras that monitor speeding continue to operate. There are frequent cases when fighters are fined when they run away from enemy FPV drones. Papering over license plates on cars does not help, either. For example, a guy from the People's Militia of the city of Kurchatov was sent to 15 days of arrest because of a taped-over license plate." Fortunately, there's an easy way to end the drone danger in Kursk.