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Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside (www.businessinsider.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21956040

Summary

Ukraine’s military intelligence reported finding Western-made components inside Russian decoy drones, used in recent swarm attacks to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.

Dubbed “Parody,” these decoys are cheaper than Iran’s Shahed-136 drones but can mimic their radar signatures, creating fake targets to distract defenses.

Russia reportedly launched over 2,000 drones last month, half of which were decoys, with some crashing in Moldova, raising regional security concerns.

Despite sanctions, Western technology continues to appear in Russian weapons, complicating efforts to restrict Moscow’s drone capabilities.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

You can never stop all import, sanctions only make it harder and more expensive, not impossible.

There's very little you can do to stop a guy with a truck full of stuff from driving across an empty border with a friendly-ish country.