The Russian army continues to surprise the enemy with its innovations in the field of drones, as it has added to its arsenal drones that eavesdrop on the enemy and monitor its movements before attacking it in a well-planned ambush.
The aircraft in question is an improved version of the "waiting aircraft," which remains outside the enemy's line of sight, detects its approach via a microphone, and then attacks suddenly. It's like paraphrasing the old saying: "You're given a surveillance mission, and you end up spying aurally too."
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Peskerstnov, nicknamed "Flash," complained about these new tactics after a video circulated on social media showing the use of a "reporting" drone. The drone was seen hiding behind a fence near a road, and when a pickup truck carrying Ukrainian fighters passed by, it took off from its hiding place and struck the vehicle. Based on the camera footage, experts believe the drone is a fiber-optic "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" (KVN) model.
It should be noted that the previous tactic, in which drones waited for their targets directly on the road, had drawbacks, as they could be easily detected by sending a reconnaissance aircraft ahead of the convoy. The Russian military recently destroyed approximately one hundred Ukrainian "waiting drones" on the road, which is a prime example of this.
