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Russia's Drones Have Brought Ukraine's Counter Offensives To A Halt

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EurAsian Times: Ukraine War: Russia’s ‘Indigenous & Inexpensive’ UAVs Bring Ukrainian Counter Offensive To A Grinding Halt 

Since October 10, 2022, when Russia retaliated fiercely against the Ukrainian intelligence-masterminded terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge, world attention has been riveted on the Russian use of inexpensive Geran-2 drones. 

Russia has used the Iranian-designed drones, which reportedly cost under $20,000/- a pop, to effortlessly knock out 40% of Ukraine’s power generation infrastructure, despite Western-supplied MANPADS and AWACS support. 

Even as Ukraine and its Western curators are struggling to put together an effective counter to the Geran 2 drone, Russia has escalated its use of inexpensive drones, this time all along the frontline where Russian forces have brought the Ukrainian counteroffensive to a grinding halt, well before its stated aims could be realized.  

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WNU Editor: There are many reasons why Ukraine's counter-offensives have stalled. Supply lines and lack of supplies/fortified Russian positions backed by more reinforcements and superior artillery fire/lack of trained manpower/etc.. But Russian drones have definitely had an impact, from detecting Ukraine military movements to knocking out a good portion of Ukraine's electrical grid. 

I also see the Russian military copying the same drone tactics that Azerbaijan used in their last war with Armenia. Armenian forces were dug in and reinforced, but Azerbaijan's drones made mincemeat out of them using Turkish-supplied drones, as well as knocking out Armenian reinforcements that were then sent in.



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