Do you remember the force field from the movie Black Panther (2018)? Although it was just science fiction back then, it is becoming reality in the current war between Ukraine and Russia, where drones predominate with advanced technologies.
In this case, it is not a force field as such, but a anti-drone system that acts as a protective domesomething similar to what the European Union is building in the face of possible future threats or NATO’s anti-swarm laser.
After Russian tactics with kamikaze devices and numerous defense attempts, Ukraine confirms that the best strategy is to create a proactive barrier so that the enemy can be intercepted before carrying out his attacks. The decision has been made after a tense situation and a strategic change in the leadership of the Air Force.
Ukraine plans to defend itself from more than 100,000 Russian drones with a defensive dome
While the country led by Vladimir Putin continues to produce and send swarms of drones to the battlefield without ceasing, Volodymyr Zelensky’s government has been defending itself in various ways and counterattacking with new strategies.
From United24Media, they explain that the recent decisions taken in the Ukrainian country are due to more than 100,000 Russian attacks carried out in 2025 with drones Shahed.
That number continues to grow and has forced the Air Force, currently led by the new commander Pavlo Yelizarovstart with the new plan to build an “anti-drone dome”.
Together with the Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov and the president, they confirm that this movement will change the pieces in the change of battle because would go from making a reactive defense to a proactive one. This means that they will wait for the enemy to begin their attack to take them down before they hit.
How does it work? Not many details have been given about it, but it seems that it will be a system for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles at a certain range.
When these devices are identified with sensors and radars, they will immediately be intercepted. The removal of these could be carried out with specialized drones, such as the kamikaze FPV or the system Aero Trawl. Heavy machine guns and autocannons may be incorporated into these attacks. Skynex.
Zelensky has highlighted that this beginning of 2026 will focus on the defense provided by the Air Force. In this way, Ukraine breaks records in technology production anti-Shahed in order to prepare for upcoming attacks from Russia.