Dimko Zhluktenko

Very big UGV potential in modern warfare.

Visual example - Ukrainian Security Service, Disney Group using UGV-mounted machine guns delete Russian "waiter drones", russian infantry and generally bully russian idiots in sci-fi fashion.

Very good stuff.

My favourite emoji since today

Just figured you didn't see me for a long time.

My only reason to shave is when I get to see my wife. It's been a while. :)

Ask me anything, will try to respond during the day!

Ukrainian Special Forces Operators in training, training is key.

Geran developments in Ukraine:

- they now fly extremely low to avoid detection and interception with drones. 50m
- using LIDAR to know its altitude
- focusing on the frontline - because deep in the rear it's easy to shoot them down, bigger saturation of air defense.
- RC link

Very interesting footage from Russians indicating that Ukrainian Forces use laser light beam to fry fiber optic on "waiter" drones.

Quite unexpected turn of the warfare, take notes.

Very vague Ukrainian video of laser-gun testing against decoy UAV, in Ukraine's rear.

I think we are very far from Quake-3 type of laser guns.

Dzyga's Van We are raising $30,000 to purchase a reliable passenger van for transporting equipment we deliver and personnel in frontline area

Please see this page and consider donating - so with a big group joint effort we can have more capabilities to deliver even more aid!

dzygaspaw.com/dzygas-van?...

This is my dog Dzyga. She is driving this awesome van to deliver technological aid to Ukraine's Defenders.

See, the problem is - we are delivering SO MUCH AID now that Dzyga needs additional van. Idk how she's gonna drive two but that's what she needs.

Link 👇

Unexploded warhead from Russian Shahed drone - Geran-2.

Will likely be recycled by Ukraine's EOD to be returned to sender.

I am closely following this unit - NC'13 - basically UGV unit in 3rd Army Corps (former 3rd Assault Brigade).

They are innovating how UGVs are used, and de-facto leaders in that area. They just blown up Russian tank with their UGV.

Full respect to the operators.

Some of the fiber optic usage we funded through Dzyga's Paw. This is actually great, it deleted russian idiots.

Note that fiber optic usage grew x2 in the recent 3 months based on our field reports. Concerning.

Consider donating to get more fiber optic - dzygaspaw.com/support

Iranian Shahed-136 drones shot down by a UAE AH-64D Apache crew using the 30 mm M230 cannon.

In Ukraine, we also used helicopters extensively against Shaheds. Later, Russian forces added air-to-air missile launchers to Shaheds to target helicopters. Keep in mind.

Ukrainian mid-strike UAV FP-2, equipped with 60kg warhead obliterates Russian SA-22 Greyhound (Pantsir S1).

Deeper and deeper. Ukraine is superior in midstrike component, per my judgement.

BDA attached.

cred @1uas_army - good stuff

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Just spoke with @BusinessInsider about the Shahed threat.

Ukraine has spent years figuring out how to stop these drones at scale - with mobile fire groups, EW, and interceptor drones.

Ukraine has a lot of lessons learned in that area. We can share!

Great speaking with Alia Brahimi from Atlantic Council; Guns for Hire.

Key takeaways:
- Russia’s army functions like a mercenary force
- many foreign fighters face “meat” assaults
- a break in hostilities in Ukraine will trigger a PMC boom, with Russia exporting violence again

The pic for the previous post, for some reason didn't attach quite well.

I love seeing pictures from back home. It feels like Spring and Dzyga is recovering well from her surgery.

Life might just be great

This is how Ukrainian drone pilots are taking down Shaheds - with P1-SUN drones filled with 500g C4.

Here, the training to become a pilot of such interceptor usually takes a week. It's quite simple system to use.

Ukraine can teach this to the Allies.

I've been saying this for years - NATO armies must systematically LEARN FROM UKRAINE because the war changed.

We need you to be strong. Learn our lessons of warfare, update your doctrines, SOPs, procurement, training and general warfighting approach.

Now it's becoming obvious.

As Ukrainian soldier, I would love the honor to go and share the experience with our Allies.

We've been fighting in this new war for 12 years and 4 years super intensively. We have tons of knowledge. Use it - that's how we can survive as Western civilization.

This is the turning point where NATO armies must understand - they don't have the knowledge of modern warfare and it's OK.

You have Ukrainians who you can learn from. And we are happy to help you out the way Allies do it.

My advice to Western partners whose assets might be targeted using Shaheds?

Learn from Ukrainians. ASAP.

Learn from the Allies that know this threat so well. It will save you thousands of innocent lives and expensive equipment.

Currently, the best method is a complex solution combining all the right tools.

Army Aviation helicopters, mobile fire groups with machine guns, fighter jets, RADA radars, classic AD tools, EW, spoofing, and interceptor drones like STING and P1-SUN.

Iteration speed matters more than elegance.

Even imperfect solutions generate advantage if they are integrated at scale faster than the defender can adapt. Attacking is cheaper than defending here.

БпЛА "Герань-3" Тисячі електронних компонентів, які мали б покращувати життя та слугувати розвитку, агресори перетворюють на інструменти для вбивств. Їх зброя залежить від іноземних компонентів. Без них вони не можуть продовжувати воювати, окуповувати та вбивати.

It's not even a Shahed anymore. It's Geran-2, Geran-3, Geran-5 and other variations Russia localized.

See the brakdown here - war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/page-geran-3

They even fitted air-to-air missile launchers to intercept interceptors - our helicopters.

The innovation cycle at our battlefield is under 8 weeks. Extremely short.

Russians prototype solutions and take A/B testing data straight from battlefield into production. So our counter-measures have to be in weeks too.

Russians started innovating fast. Painting the Shahed black. Adding CRPA antennas. Adding 4G modems with 5 sim-cards from different countries. Adding jet engines.

For each of their measures, we found counter-measures.

Initially in 2022, it was quite hard to shoot Shaheds down. We were not ready for that type of threat. We never seen that, we never fought it.

Then, the race of measures and counter-measures began.