![]() ![]() Moscow is 500 miles from the Ukrainian border, and so any Ukrainian attack drone would need to have significant range, and minimise the risk of detection. Larger drones - or remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) - can carry a range of sensors, transmitters and even explosives, but most still operate at relatively low speeds, use some form of propeller propulsion (rather than jet engine) and are therefore relatively vulnerable to ground-based defences - the larger the drone, the easier it is to see and thus target. ![]() However, longer-range drones need to carry more fuel so are larger, and can either be controlled via satellite link or can be pre-programmed on the ground to enable them to operate with a greater degree of autonomy. Small drones tend to be controlled directly from a hand-held controller and can only operate within a relatively limited range from the controller transmitter. How is Ukraine managing to mount such attacks and why is Russia apparently unable to protect the capital? Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that he intends to take the war to Russia, and although Ukraine does not comment on such attacks, there has been a marked increase in the number of drone attacks on the Russian capital Moscow. ![]()
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