2023-06-28 09:15:00
The Lancet – Drone Russia (Archyde.com)
Dubai – Al Arabiya.net
Posted on: June 28, 2023: 01:15 PM GST Last updated: June 28, 2023: 01:31 PM GST
With the Russian-Ukrainian war entering its seventeenth month, Russia is intensifying its use of low-cost suicide planes capable of destroying equipment that is several times more expensive than its value.
The four-winged Lancet drone has been used by Russian forces for months and has become a growing threat on the front lines, according to Ukrainian soldiers.
Soldiers from four different artillery crews confirmed that the Lancet was one of the main threats they faced on the battlefield, according to Archyde.com.
They pointed out that the frequency of its use has increased greatly in recent months, adding that the Russian forces did not use it much before the spring.
In turn, Yury Sak, an advisor to the Ukrainian Defense Minister, acknowledged that Russia’s increasing use of the Lancet created many difficulties. “Every day we shoot at least one or two of these planes, but we don’t always hit all of them,” he said.
The Lancet – Drone Russia (Archyde.com)
cheap way
For his part, Samuel Bendett, an analyst and researcher at the Center for a New American Security, explained that the Russian Ministry of Defense began encouraging an increase in the production of the Lancet as a cheap way to hit the expensive Western military equipment that was given to Ukraine to carry out its counterattack.
He also pointed out that the cost of that plane is regarding 3 million rubles (regarding 35,000 dollars), while the lowest Western tank costs millions of dollars.
A single S-300 missile costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to use, according to a number of analysts.
The value of the Leopard 2 tank is several million dollars.
The Lancet – Drone Russia (Archyde.com)
Ukraine, in turn, has also developed strong drone capabilities, long as a cost-effective way to strike Russian targets.
It is noteworthy that the Lancet is capable of carrying a relatively small amount of explosives ranging from 1.5-5 kg, but it is capable of “harming”.
Although it is less powerful than an artillery shell or most missiles, it is capable of causing great damage!
While that Russian plane differs from the Iranian Shahed-136, which Russia also used extensively to strike targets in Ukraine, as the “Shahid” is pre-programmed to fly to a specific destination, while the Lancet directs during its flight.
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