‘Most of them are registered by border guards in Chicken circuit, in peculiar in the area where the enemy continues to attack Ukraine's forces," Demchenko said on state television. These corridors are covered drone locking nets. The structures are intended to let safe movement of equipment before the attack.
However, Demchenko stated that despite these efforts Ukrainian soldiers proceed to effectively attack both equipment and soldiers utilizing corridors. “Our soldiers, trained in flying drones, destruct equipment that travels through these corridors, as well as the groups that service them,” he explained.
Concept Network defence It gained attention in February, erstwhile Ukrainian method specialist Serhij Beskrestnow, known as ‘Flash’, made available a video on which you can see a 2-kilometre "network tunnel" built by Russians close the city The time of Jar, in the Donetsk region.
According to the commander of the Russian Bomb Squadron, these networks were placed on exposed roads to halt FPV droneswhich may not be able to detect them due to the mediocre quality of analogue video. Even if they are detected, the grids are designed to make it hard for drones to scope their target.
Networks on the front
These installations are comparatively cheap, but require quite a few work and are hard to build in front areas. On the back can supply effective protection of equipment and logistics.
Russia began experiments with this concept in 2023. close Bachmut. Then, in mid-2024, she made further attempts utilizing industrial fishing networks in the Kupinska region.
Ukrainian forces besides usage fishing nets to capture FPV drones and Lacut. Mikhail Ardaszyn, a soldier of the Ukrainian Separate Artillery Brigade, called this method “save”. “The capture of Lacut is rather difficult,” said the Kyiv Post. “So any passive safety measures are needed.
He added that grids are utilized to cover both permanent and temporary artillery stations, where they can origin premature operation of explosive drones and defend staff. “There have been many drones and we are inactive looking for more nets,” said Ardaszyn.
The mockery of Russian methods
Meanwhile, in the region Belgorod Russian authorities began to cover with nets whole housing blocks. politician Wiaczesław Gładkow announced in January that 60 buildings in the city of Shebiekino would be secured and more than 40 grids had already been completed.
Russian media say grids can catch drones and minimize explosive damage, although no hits in protected buildings have yet been reported.
In early April, photographs of the installation began to circulate on Ukrainian channels on Telegram, causing widespread ridicule:
"This is to defend against infected mosquitoes".
"Well, it will only defend them from pigeons of shit*** and on windows".
"Pep****a Russia and happy pigeons — no request to build nests".
‘Is this protection? This is just another way to bargain money.”
Critics uncertainty the actual effectiveness of grids, calling them a more PR catch or a possible corruption programme than a real defence measure.
