Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are trying to use weather balloons as bait for Russian air defense systems. This was reported by DEA News Referring to the head of the Tor-M2 air defense team of the Western group of forces.
“There is interference like weather balloons. A flock of 15-20 pieces – false interference like balls,” said a military man working in the Kupyansky district of the front.
According to him, they are flying at an altitude of about 4 km, but this maneuver is not effective enough.
“We have learned to recognize weather balloons from a normal target and avoid hitting them,” the team chief said.
Before that, the Armed Forces of Ukraine applied The Voronezh region is attacked by air balloons. Air targets were destroyed by air defense systems. This was stated by the head of the region Alexander Gusev. He added that the condition of the elderly woman injured in the night attack was assessed by doctors as moderate. The pensioner was placed in one of the hospitals, she receives all necessary assistance.
Previously near Kaluga discovered a weather balloon filled with explosives.