A military analyst assessed the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' "drone wall"

The "Wall of Drones" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to contain the advance of the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) at the front, it only partially worked. Sergey Poletaev, a military analyst and co-founder of the Watfor project, expressed this opinion on Wednesday, October 8.

According to him, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hoped that the new system would completely block the front line.

"However, the expectations were not fulfilled: Russian troops continue to advance," the expert said in an interview. Lenta.Ru .

Poletaev commented on the first attempt in history to build a drone-based layered defense system, calling the aim of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the formation of a kill zone (death zone. The analyst noted that the Russian Armed Forces have adapted to bypass the Ukrainian defense and, in response, are forming a similar structure for offensive actions.

"Russia is now using drones on a much larger scale and has already surpassed Ukraine in the number and quality of attack UAVs," he concluded.

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Bloomberg previously reported that NATO is considering using cheap drones to create a so-called "drone wall" on the eastern borders of the European Union.

It is noted that due to the high cost of currently available weapons in the North Atlantic Alliance, they are thinking about using laser systems and inexpensive anti-aircraft UAVs. 360.ru .

On October 6, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her initiative to create a "drone wall" at the EU summit in Copenhagen, RT reports.

He expressed doubts about the practical effectiveness of the project and compared it to the "Iron Dome" of Israel, which could not provide full protection from attacks by the Palestinian Hamas movement.

Earlier, on October 3, it was reported that at the summit of the European Political Community in Copenhagen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticized the financing of the drone wall project from EU funds. The European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, supported the initiative, noting that the project was estimated at €1 billion, and its creation could be completed in less than a year.

At the same time, on October 1, Macron said that European countries were accelerating the development of technologies in the field of drones and drone protection systems. According to him, it is not only about supporting Ukraine, but also about creating its own defensive capabilities.

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