Russia, Drones and Ukraine
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As of December 24, Russian losses over the past day exceeded 1.2 million personnel. The Defense Forces also destroyed more than a thousand enemy drones, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
A newly-released, public version of the drone simulator used to train thousands of Ukrainian military pilots offers a terrifyingly accurate glimpse into modern warfare.
In Chernihiv, an apartment building was damaged on Wednesday, December 24, as a result of a Russian drone crash. — Ukrinform.
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Marine Corps Unveils MADIS Mobile Drone Destroyer
According to the service, after several weeks of intensive new equipment training and a live-fire exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the MADIS is now operational. Marine units now have a reliable weapon system to deal with enemy unmanned aerial systems at low altitudes.
What started as haphazard clashes in the early days of the Ukraine war has developed into sophisticated drone dogfight tactics. BI looked at footage.
In Sumy region, the Sky Wars unit of the air defense of the 47th separate mechanized brigade "Magura" successfully intercepted a Russian FPV drone that was threatening civilians.
Explosives experts from the Chernihiv region police defused a downed enemy drone equipped with cluster munitions. — Ukrinform.
Both Russia and Ukraine have relied on electronic warfare tools and tactics to defeat weapons like drones and precision-guided munitions.