There are contact trigger wires that protrude from the front of the drone.
Yes, it’s a blurred-out watermark of a Russian channel.
A little from column A, a little from column B.
Yes, they produce them about equally, but issues with corruption and bureaucracy in Russia hamper their use.
Russia’s offensive strategy is to use constant “meat assaults” to gain ground via attrition. The most efficient way to defend against that is with cheap FPV drones. The net effect is drone videos of hundreds of Russian troops dying per day.
Anything under 5kg that goes burns or goes boom has been attached to an FPV drone at this point. The most effective against infantry are the 3D printed ones that use ball bearings.
They do sometimes get caught on a net, but some brands have remote triggers. Magyar uses them a lot in his videos.
These have been used in terror attacks for some time, but it’s becoming far easier and cheaper. They even sell the grenade dropping mechanism on Amazon.
The attackers escaped and the motive is currently unknown.
According to the Biokhim website, it produces “products of strategic importance for the state,” particular ethanol, a solvent which is used in the manufacture of a wide range of products including explosives.
Yes, also mission details, frequencies, notes, etc.
They are on the list in the link. The numbers above are just what’s been delivered since the last update.
55 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns GEPARD with spare parts
18 LEOPARD 2 A 6 main battle tanks with ammunition and spare parts
The description from the source said it was injured while downing a Russian drone, but I assumed they were joking.
It’s part of a terror campaign in Kherson. They’ve been posting videos daily of them intentionally targeting civilians, including humanitarian orgs.
Steel reinforced concrete
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon's_teeth_(fortification)
Yes, drones.
This article provides a lot of context:
The mandatory conscription for men age 18-30 only lasts one year. This can force them back into military service and be used to enhance selective enforcement against dissidents.
Relevant funny video from today