The decisions that Vladimir Putin has been making in recent years in the face of the war with Ukraine They look like they are from a science fiction movie.
For example, Russia has been using Elon Musk’s Starlink to disable GPS signals and is beginning to deploy “hedgehog tanks” to neutralize other units.
That’s not all, it seems that the Eurasian country is also implementing new technologies and experiments that go beyondso much so that it is integrating chips into pigeons to turn them into bio-drones.
Following the announcement of China’s swarms of 200 autonomous devices, Russia once again stands out for its numerous deployments of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The threat has grown because surpasses the record of 800 drones per night and the president of Ukraine has had to make tough decisions to adapt to the situation before the number continues to grow.
Ukraine makes a strategic restructuring in the face of the “drone winter”
Ukraine’s defense is undergoing a metamorphosis extremely important due to the current worrying situation regarding the arrival of swarms of more than 800 drones per night coming from Russia, known as “drone winter.”
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has officially announced that he is in discussions with the Commander in Chief and the Defense Minister to find a solution to this problem.
According to Adevarul, the Ukrainian nation has been combating the Shahed models in various ways with their different anti-drone strategies. However, for 2026 things are getting quite complicated because the current protection is not enough.
«There are many changes taking place in the functioning of air defense. In some regions, the way teams work is completely rebuilt — interceptors, mobile fire groups, the entire small-scale defense component.» — Zelensky.
The reports indicate that The main objective of Russian attacks is to collapse civil infrastructure and thus have more ways to take over the land. The idea is that the interception of drones is faster and more effective so that this situation is avoided.
Even though the Zelensky-led defense of the nation offers approximately 80% success in neutralizing these flying devicesthat rate has to increase significantly.
Because? Experts warn that although the current record is 810 units deployed in one night, Russia is getting closer to reaching 1,000.
When analyzing the percentage of protection, 20% would be about 200 drones that would remain active. Adding up each day, it could be a true catastrophe and even a “wasteful method” because of how expensive and complex it is to maintain these missile and fighter jet barriers, as researcher Marc DeVore explains.
How are they going to improve anti-drone defense?
The mission is that radar systems are developed and improved such as the RADA, Giraffe or Poltavka models. The use of different tactics is what could increase capacity and adaptation.
Former Antonov engineer Kostiantin Krivolap suggests more innovation and use of interceptor drones, while Colonel Viktor Kevliuk proposes a “network-centric defense” so that the swarms are stopped in a coordinated manner, similar to what China is doing with its Swarm.
The exact details are not yet known, but it is certain that Ukraine will focus on acting as quickly as possible before it is too late.