"Every meter can not cover": In the Armed Forces told about the most effective weapons against "Shahmed"

Hostile drones are trying to avoid Ukrainian air defense systems, so they are hunted by special mobile anti -aircraft groups. Against Iranian drones, which move at low speed and constantly change routes, large caliber machine guns have shown themselves best. The commander of the United States of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev told this. Shakhda is a low -speed target and for their defeat it is necessary to use large -caliber machine guns that are more effective.

In order to avoid lesions and accomplish their task, Iranian drones are constantly changing routes. Sometimes they fly circles, come on one side, fly, then return again. That is, they are trying to avoid our air defense means all the time, "Naev said. According to him, thanks to the support of Western partners the saturation of the air defense system of Ukraine is constantly increasing. " We understand that we will not be able to cover every square meter.

But we try to place mobile fire groups and anti -aircraft defense anti -aircraft defense complexes at such appropriate distances so that one can cover and insure each other, " - says the commander. He added that the enemy is trying to pick up time for attack tired, but noted that the AFU anti -aircraft guards and hunt for "Shahmed" around the clock.

"Our anti -aircraft are in constant combat readiness, are constantly in machines and only on the signal are switched on and go into combat readiness of the number one. Practice shows that the anti -aircraft will knock down enemy goals and day and night, in particular, "said Sergei Naev.

The soldiers of the anti -aircraft missile unit and mobile fire groups of the Armed Forces managed to destroy 9" Shahmed ", which Russian invaders launched in the direction of peaceful cities on the night of March 31 . According to the spokesman of the Air Force Yuri Ignat, the Russians began to launch from the north Iranian drones from different directions, in particular at night, when it is more difficult for them to resist.