Ukraine flies “couples” of Baba Yaga and FPV drones, a nightmare for the Russians

The conflict in Ukraine is shaking up the practices of war like no other before it. Among the avant-garde techniques implemented on the ground to gain an advantage: the frenzied use of drones by Ukraine, whose shortage of ammunition for artillery is becoming frankly worrying.

Unable to respond to the Russian missiles which are falling at a frenzied rate, the Ukrainians are raining down drones on enemy positions. Mykhailo Fedorov, kyiv's digital transformation minister, who is leading Ukraine's drone efforts against Russia, told Newsweek in December that “drones are sometimes even more effective than artillery.”

“Pairs” of drones flying at night

Ukrainians are competing in creativity in the air to supplant Russia, even going so far as to tinker with drones in the country's kitchens and garages. kyiv also recently developed the RAM

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Ukraine – Russia: military planes of the war

Recently, it was an ally of Vladimir Putin, the former director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who complained on Telegram about one of the latest Ukrainian finds. According to him, notes Newsweek, kyiv combined large heavy Baba Yaga attack drones with FPV subjective view attack drones to surprise Russian positions after dark. Combining a lightweight drone to attack a target before the Baba Yaga releases its explosives proves “extremely dangerous” for the Moscow troops.

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The night sky over Ukraine “swarming with enemy drones“, lamented Dmitry Rogozin, who attests that the “couples” of FPV-Baba Yaga drones launched by kyiv ultimately form “entire squadrons” of drones.

FPV drones, Ukraine's secret weapon

FPVs have become the emblem of Ukrainian drone efforts. They are at the origin of numerous videos relayed on X, showing the attack on Russian armored vehicles.

Recently, we reported, Ukrainian YouTuber and far-right activist Serhii Sternenko published on X (formerly Twitter) a video relayed by Forbes in which an attack drone in subjective view seems to spot a Russian tank, heading towards him, then attack him, despite enemy defenses which jam the video link. The drone, which uses computer vision and does not rely on operator signals, is impervious to jamming. A major asset for Ukraine.