Russia's air defenses have proven to be less potent against small drones because they're meant to detect larger targets such as missiles and aircraft.
  • Oil and gas facilities in Russia have caught fire in recent weeks following suspected drone attacks.
  • In the latest attack, an oil refinery in the southwestern Volgograd region was ablaze on Saturday.
  • Russia’s air-defense systems have proven to be less effective against small drones.
  • jafffacakelemmy@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    A drone that hits a storage tank containing billions of litres of flammable fuel is the best way to get a bang for the buck - especially because there are probably billions of litres more in other nearby tanks. Sound strategy.

    • Hyperreality@kbin.social
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      5 months ago

      Nitpick, but a storage tank isn’t the best target.

      IRC it’s the distillation tower. Those can take months to get running again, especially now that Russia is under sanctions and can’t easily source some specialised parts.

      A storage tank is relatively easy to manufacture and replace.