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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[–] Scubyw@mastodon.nz 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

@Cephalotrocity https://biglemmowski.win/post/3423162
Ukraine needs to publicly shame all those companies that supply russia, direct or indirect. It may force them to improve their logistic control systems and perhaps even build in kill switches if used unauthorised.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

As much as i dont want russia using our tech for war i dont think a remote kill switch in all tech is a great idea.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The problem is that the same companies are probably supplying Ukraine too. Ukraine is constantly playing a very finicky political game.

Edit: I was wrong, Ukraine do publish the list of the components they are finding in Russian weapons. https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Ukraine would play finicky political games when it comes to their invasion.

[–] Netrunner@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

Kill switch is a non starter. I am not paying money for something I don't own.