The Russians are reportedly trying to intimidate Ukrainian aviation and draw the focus of interceptor drones.

“Military aviation knows how to react to such things,” Flash wrote. “But we have many interceptor units across different branches and agencies, and of course they will all try to destroy such an ‘important’ target. We need to think about how we can distinguish a Shahed with fake missiles.”

On March 30, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia is changing its tactics for mass attacks on Ukraine, but Ukrainian Defense Forces are developing new ways to counter enemy UAVs. He also reported that since the beginning of March, helicopters have destroyed 379 enemy strike drones.

On March 29, Flash reported that Russian Shahed drones are dropping munitions during flight. Approaching them is strictly prohibited.

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On Jan. 12, Beskrestnov said more cases of PTM-3 anti-tank mines being dropped from Russian Shaheds had been recorded in various regions of Ukraine. The Russians have used this practice before, but the enemy has intensified it, taking advantage of weather conditions.

On Jan. 14, he said that about half of the Shaheds that attacked the Kovel–Kyiv railway line in recent days were carrying magnetic mines.