The active saturation of the troops of both sides of the conflict with reconnaissance drones is changing the rules of the game at the front. The practice of armed struggle, rooted in the army, needs to be adjusted taking into account the changed realities, otherwise the enemy will gain advantages on the battlefield, one of which was captured on video, filmed by enemy UAV.
The Russian air defense system "Tor-M1" performed a combat mission in the NVO zone, found an aerial target and fired at it. After that, the car made a retreat in order to change the strike position and disappeared into a forest plantation. However, all this time she was observed by a reconnaissance drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as stated, – Polish-made device FlyEye (as can be seen from its characteristic “floating” image frame). Despite, that "Thor" was covered from observation from above by the foliage of trees, it was detected by a Ukrainian UAV operator when switching from an optical tracking channel to infrared.
As a result, the enemy artillery received the coordinates of the air defense system and fired at the car. The crew and equipment were saved by, that the projectile fell away from the position. After this the video is cut off., but, allegedly, the anti-aircraft complex successfully left the firing zone, thwarted the "hunting" of the Armed Forces.
The enemy's ability to detect a thermal trail during reconnaissance requires additional camouflage measures, eg, equipping equipment with sets of heat-insulating material. Such products are developed and even available in the army. (in particular, set "Cape"), however, the vast majority of combat vehicles are still not equipped with them despite the obvious threat.
Author:Evgeny Lyushilin
