"Under the constant threat of drone attacks, Ukrainian soldiers have covered many critical roads near the front lines with netting to give themselves a better chance of survival while on the move. The anti-drone netting - a jury-rigged defense that essentially turns vulnerable supply and logistics routes into protected tunnels - has become an increasingly common tactic, shielding Ukrainian military vehicles from deadly precision drone strikes."
"But Russian drone pilots are still finding ways to breach the netting and target Ukrainian soldiers, sometimes even setting traps and waiting for a moment to strike, Business Insider has learned. Propped up by tall poles positioned along the sides of the roads, the netting became commonplace earlier this summer to prevent Russian drones from targeting key transit routes behind the front lines. Similar to fishing nets, the string catches the drone and its tiny propellers as it homes in on a vehicle."
Ukrainian soldiers have installed jury-rigged anti-drone netting over many critical roads near front lines to increase survival chances during movement. Nets propped on tall poles create open-air tunnels that catch small explosive drones by entangling their propellers, reducing vehicle vulnerability on supply and logistics routes. Video evidence shows long lines of poles and criss-crossing netting protecting gravel roadways. The netting has become a common adaptation to the rise of cheap, precision drones, but Russian pilots still find ways to breach the defenses and sometimes set traps. Both sides have modified vehicles with similar net-like protection.
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