The Russians surround their blocks in the border regions in anti-Drone nets. The reaction of the Ukrainians: “Is it a kind of magical barrier?”

Russia covers the blocks of housing in the Belgorod border region with anti-Drone nets, to protect them against Ukrainian attacks, reports Kyiv Post.

Anti-Drone nets in Belgorod photo capture

Over 40 blocks have been equipped with metal materials against drones in Sebekino, images taken by Ukrainian telegram channels.

Last year the governor of the Belgorod region, Viaceslav Gladkov, announced on his Telegram channel that the installation of these nets will be started in January.

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Initially, Gladkov announced that materials have already been purchased for 50 blocks, and the installation will start in mid -January.

“This is a large-scale project, but I can say that it is an experiment- after all, we have not done so far. We notice that the situation is tense, so we try to find new solutions to protect people and their properties,” he explained.

The homes to be protected with nets were selected following an analysis carried out by the regional and municipal authorities, with the participation of the law enforcement agencies and the Russian Defense Ministry, the governor said.

“It takes about a week to cover a block in good operating conditions,” said Denis Kokol, the general manager of the contracting company.

The Russian press reported that the nets have been tested and have the ability to catch the drones, preventing them from hitting buildings. On the other hand, under real conditions, the nets did not have the opportunity to prove their effectiveness, as there were no drones on the protected buildings in this way.

On March 21, the Russian Belpressa publication reported that 41 buildings in Sebekino were covered with anti -done nets.

“It takes us five to six days on the block. It depends on the length of the building, the number of floors and the number of entrances”said one of the workers, Andrei, quoted by Belpressa.

Another worker, Alexander, added that residents are grateful for nets. “A drone can fly at any time. There are no mermaids, no rocket threat warnings. But with the net, they are tangled and will not reach the apartment ”he said.

The local Tatyana, whose building has already been covered with a net, told Belpressa:

“We feel safer with this mesh. These special ones even fly to the windows – it is scary, of course. But with the net, we feel more quiet. We do not have to constantly look out the window!”.

The Ukrainian Telegram channels began to relate about these nets on Wednesday, April 3, posting photos with blocks covered by nets. Their reactions have been mixed, from amusement to debates about their efficiency.

“Well, this will only protect them from the shit of the pigeons on the windows.”

Some commentators claim that it is unlikely that the structures presented in photos provide effective drone protection.

“The network is a last solution. It works in 2% of cases. And if you install it correctly – not as in photos.”

“How is it assumed that this mesh can protect something? Even if the fragments of the drone ricoches it, it will not do much. Not to mention if the drone flies directly into the building. Or is this mesh a magic barrier that stops everything?”

“And how the hell will they protect something?

On the other hand, many users believe that Ukraine will eventually adopt similar protection measures and wonder why Kiev has not already implemented something similar.

“I ironized the dragon teeth, then the” grid grills “on the tanks, then fiber optic drones. Well, is it still fun now? They evolve, and we dig flower layers and change traffic lights. “

The local authorities in Belgorod repeatedly complained about FPV Drone attacks, these drones usually weigh about 3 kilograms.

On the other side, Russian forces mainly target Ukrainian cities with much stronger shaped drone, weigh 200 kilograms and wear focus up to 50 kg.

In addition, the effectiveness of such nets is extremely debatable since Ukrainian cities are attacked with various types of missiles, including anti -line missiles, while the first -line localities are hit with guided bombs and artillery.

Anti-Drone nets

At the beginning of February, the Ukrainian specialist in Electronic Technology Serhii Beskrestnov, known under the pseudonym “Flash”, distributed a video on Telegram who shows a “tunnel” of 2 kilometers near the clock and, in the Donetk region, to protect his equipment from Drone attacks.

At that time, the commander of a separate Russian engineering battalion, part of the “South” military group, revealed that the nets were installed throughout the most exposed road sections to protect the Russian equipment.

Last summer, the Russian state media Tass reported that the Russian forces in the Kupiansk sector began to cover the routes of vehicles with fishing nets, installing them along the roads to create the so-called “Safe corridors”.

In discussions with Kyiv Post, Ukrainian military personnel also stressed the urgent need for fishing nets to help protect equipment and staff against FPV and other types of drones.

A Ukrainian drone operator, speaking anonymously with Kyiv Post, confirmed that Ukrainian forces also use nets along the logistics and military sites.

He revealed that fishing nets extended over trenches and trench entries slow down the fall of explosive devices, sometimes preventing detonation. I can also confuse the propellers of FPV drones, stopping them during the flight.

Mihailo Ardașin, a military man from the separate artillery brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard, called the industrial fishing nets a “rescue”.

He told Kyiv Post that the Ukrainian artillery operates away from the first line positions, where the largest threats are the extended FPV drones and the Russian Lancet drones, which are guided by the Orlan or Zala drones.

“It is quite difficult to intercept a lancet”said Ardashyn. “So we need some passive security measures. ”