Russian Experts: Russia Lost the Drone Battle with Ukraine!

On June 29, Russian media published an expert article.

The fourth year of the conflict is about to end, and Russia is preparing to establish a drone system unit.

However, the progress is slow.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has succeeded without following any pattern or private interests.

Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced the establishment of a "drone unit" on December 16, 2024.

President Putin requested them to deploy it before autumn on June 12, 2025.

However, so far, there has been no visible progress.

Military expert Alexander Sladkov directly said:

"Kyiv took no more than three months from declaration to implementation, while Moscow has long failed to implement it - no drone revolution has occurred."

Ukraine appointed the most active drone commander, 'Madiara,' as the drone commander early on.

However, in Russia's reality, up to now, no junior officer has been appointed as the future commander of the new drone unit.

In general, the enemy's systematic approach to conducting total war in all possible ways and means is evident.

The most unpleasant event for Russia was the "Spider Web" operation, when 117 FPV aircraft hidden inside fighter jets simultaneously attacked five Russian air bases, rendering several strategic bombers ineffective.

To motivate soldiers, the Ukrainian army has a points system.

Destroying priority targets earns points; video confirmation is uploaded to the base - the unit immediately issues rewards.

In 2024, Ukraine produced 2.2 million drones.

The "drone economy" has become an engine that continuously drives the armed forces to seek more valuable targets and conduct rapid tactical experiments.

Why is Russia declining?

Meanwhile, in Russia, the vertical hierarchy delays coordination at every step.

Military analysts believe that due to this "bureaucratic" system, even the delivery of basic equipment is delayed, and attack drones often arrive at their destination when the target is not there due to the slow command cycle.

War cannot tolerate slowness.

Russia's "snipers" are still scattered, unlike Ukraine, which has established a complete joint force and asset management system.

Experts point out that due to the lack of such a platform, data from intelligence, artillery, and drones are manually collected, causing attack delays of several minutes, sometimes even hours.

If Russia does not urgently simplify procedures and carry out digital transformation, it may fall behind the evolving unmanned warfare that has already changed the rules of engagement.

Will these problems be solved? We can only believe that if God loves Russia, He will eventually realize who He needs.

Russian netizens are very anxious. Alexander Shirokov said:

"This idea must be urgently conveyed to the supreme commander!"

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1836215410328588/

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