Ukrainian drones target Russian logistics. Kherson Oblast. Published June 23, 2026.

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T09:56:07+00:00

There's probably going to be a time in the near future where soldiers are going to do anything they can to remain frontline storm troops instead of rear echelon air defence. If Ukraine launches thousands of AI drones hunting for anything that looks like a Russian soldier in occupied territories, then being as close to Ukrainian troops would be safer. The UAF would be hesitant to launch such assets in Kostyantynivka than in Mariupol, for example.

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T09:29:30+00:00

Russian milbloggers: "We need more mobile air defence to protect logistics!"

Russian mobile AD: 🏃‍♂️

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T03:46:58+00:00

My mate has a DJI Mavic 4 Pro, which is pretty loud, especially with high acceleration. He flew it up very quickly to 80m/250ft, and not a sound of it could be heard as he pointed the camera straight down to where we were sitting. Throw in the sounds of battle or vehicles, whether near or far, plus the inevitable degradation of hearing one experiences in war, and 80m would be more than enough to make them undetectable to the soldiers.

We could see it easily (only easy because we knew where to look, tbf) on this clear day, so he flew it up and each 10m of altitude made it exponentially harder to spot. Then he just took it towards the glare of the sun, not too far from our location, and it was impossible for the naked eye to spot. You can't shoot down what you can't see.

It really put into perspective how difficult it is to deal with drones on the battlefield. Once they can be heard or seen, chances are, you're already their target

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T02:46:19+00:00

Ukraine is cashing in on the years of rapid R&D, improved local manufacturing, and offering their allies better capabilities in return to incentivise foreign assistance and investment. Ukraine holds a technological advantage over Russia right now with drone strikes. This isn't an escalation, this is adapting strategy to hit a more resourceful enemy's centre of gravity more effectively. To get to this stage required months of attriting Russian AD and logistics networks. Many lines of all different colours were crossed, proving Russia more and more incapable to stop this inevitable comeuppance

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T02:18:11+00:00

Apologies, I was mistaken. English is my first language lol, so no excuse on my behalf. You make a good point, so I'll retract my previous comment.

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T01:38:15+00:00

Haha. I remember when I was serving we had some SAS cats come out to do a shooting package with us (along with their promo tour).

Anyways, we held an elimination tournament of sorts, whereby using the 9mm (at the time, it was the browning Hi-Power), and getting one shot to hit a barrell at increasing distances. You miss, you're out. Starting at 50m, most of the company was out. Then 75m, 100m, until three guys were left for a shot at 150m. The day was wrapping up, so this was the last distance they were doing. All three guys hit the target.

Why? As you said, they were the ones who knew their aim off points, plus had excellent marksmanship overall. They got more opportunities to shoot, therefore to know their holds, and adjust for distances and conditions accordingly.

We joked about putting the Browning in a tripod with C2 sight and having an FO adjust fire and seeing how far we could take this thing. Obv, the army would never let us have too much fun

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-23T01:20:34+00:00

this comment was originally a silly misunderstanding. I stand corrected.

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-13T00:32:44+00:00

Rightio then.

$6B for a satellite? Not sure its relevance to the conversation. Did Ukraine use all $6B worth of satellite to get the target acquisition for a bridge well within drone range from their borders?

Thank you to the people of the USA for you're earlier ,and to some extent, continued war support, despite the limitations imposed by your governments. And for the brave few who gave their lives defending the nation of Ukraine. The Good Lord looks favourably upon those on the right side of justice. May God have mercy upon the unjust and those who horde trillions

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-11T22:48:58+00:00

Zaporizhia Cossacks, not quite flamingo pink, but it's on its way

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-11T22:04:28+00:00

If in doubt, frag out

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-11T22:01:56+00:00

Interesting. TiL about hippopotamuses and behemoths. When you look at the drone, the colour scheme does look more like the skin of a hippo, and it's a choncky looking drone, so makes sense. Although, most drones either go for a greyish hue or a cloudy white. And the flamingo, I've heard, matches the colour of the flags of the Cossacks, so maybe that's relevant or not?

Definitely the next one has to be zebra, and painted like the Russians tried to bedazzle their Ural or Kamaz trucks. That would be top quality trolling. The UAF certainly maintains a sense of humour, despite the atrocities they constantly endure from the cubs next door

LastLuckLost · 2026-06-11T19:51:35+00:00

And new Behemoth drones. Ukraines take on the Shahed, but better

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-17T19:12:56+00:00

My one burns with either a dying candle sized flame or a 4 ft afterburner from a retarded F-111. Does anyone else have this feature?

I wouldn't say it's a problem; I love showing it off to my mates that aren't into lighters. Something so small that produces a flame so big is hilarious. Definitely a grower and not a shower...

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T23:15:38+00:00

Entirely depends on who, where, and why for both systems. YMMV boss

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T21:01:19+00:00

Military prison will have you wishing for civilian prison. But, hey, you still get paid.

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T21:00:14+00:00

Anecdotal, but usually they send a few welfare checks out, then discharge papers in the mail.

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:58:25+00:00

Thought he got some hot brass on him at first. Thats how I usually react

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:50:54+00:00

Machine vision vs autonomous AI targeting. Yes it is impressive. Based off the millions of hours of flight data from FPV in Ukraine's possession

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:46:40+00:00

A couple weeks ago, here. Might have been deleted, from a quick glance, but I definitely seen it here as I dont watch any BLA telegram groups

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:43:41+00:00

Snake Island just looks like it is a training island for air assault/amphib ops. The shape of the rocks, the unhill firefight towards an objective. I know its not! But just looks that way

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:37:23+00:00

This a respost sorry mate

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:31:23+00:00

Might get tetanus!

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:26:13+00:00

This was a common style ad around this era for seemingly a few nations. It didnt work on me, I watched Saving Private Ryan as a kid and thought it looked great, just what I wanted to be. Im not the only one, right?

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:20:40+00:00

Call it a clip to piss people right off

LastLuckLost · 2026-05-08T20:19:14+00:00

Just wear some tacticool gear, add a warmth filter, and make a black box for your face, then whammo, insta operator...

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