Ukraine Deploys Decoy Drone Swarms to Overload Russian Air Defenses
Ukraine’s intelligence service says it uses hundreds of decoy drones, including jet-powered ones that mimic missile signatures, alongside live munitions in decentralized long-range campaigns to overload Russia’s air-defense radar. The laptop-controlled swarm strategy aims to exhaust interceptors, reveal radar positions, and enable strikes on energy infrastructure and command nodes across multiple regions.