Russia's air defenses have proven to be less potent against small drones because they're meant to detect larger targets such as missiles and aircraft.
  • Oil and gas facilities in Russia have caught fire in recent weeks following suspected drone attacks.
  • In the latest attack, an oil refinery in the southwestern Volgograd region was ablaze on Saturday.
  • Russia’s air-defense systems have proven to be less effective against small drones.
  • HuddaBudda@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    True… but also there are safety mechanisms that shut off the flow of methane in events such as this. As the last thing you will want is combustible methane on your facility fire that was just bombed.