The Russian Armed Forces talked about working with fiber-optic communication lines

Fiber-optic lines in the area of a special military operation (SVO) help to ensure secure video and voice communications. The commander of the linear task force, Captain Konstantin Okhotnikov, told Izvestia how the work on laying and repairing such lines is going.

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The management of troops and, ultimately, the fulfillment of combat missions directly depend on the quality, reliability and stability of communication channels. Therefore, it is necessary to lay new lines promptly. In case of damage, backup lines are switched on during the repair, and the necessary specialists are deployed to the break point.

"Since our lines are optical, the staff is trained to work with special tools. Welding equipment for optics, reflectometers, and track detectors are all in our arsenal," Okhotnikov explained.

During the offensive, the linear groups accompany the troops and organize the supply of communications as close as possible. Today, these are also fiber-optic lines.

"If optics were no longer a novelty in the civilian sphere, then from 2022 the communications forces also realized the need to lay such lines for the operation of powerful channels. Therefore, the personnel were promptly trained, and the people are coping," the captain said.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

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