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[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If i understand correctly they sneaked in the drones into Russia and were released behind their wall of defenses.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah sure, but if you go to a military base in your country and release a swarm of drones, they'll likely at least attempt to shoot them down, the base has its own wall of defence.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

This is why they used small FPV drones and launched them just a few kilometers away. There was virtually no warning, and small low flying drones would be very difficult for any automated defensive system to detect in time.

I think the Russians also felt a false sense of security given how far these airbases are from Ukraine. They may have had defenses in place for larger drones flying all the way from Ukraine, but again, such a system would have difficulty with small drones flying at treetop level from a very short distance.