Drones flew nearly at ground level: Kasyanov discusses the details of the Russian airstrike on January 10.

The Russians have trained their drones to fly at extremely low altitudes, avoiding obstacles. This makes them harder to detect and immune to electronic warfare systems. Experts suggest that this marks the next phase in the development of strike drones, which the Ukrainian army should also adopt. This would enable us to break through to Moscow.

According to Ukrainian military personnel and blogger Yuriy Kasyanov, referencing data from monitoring channels, Russian Shahed drones flew very low over Ukraine and Kyiv last night. This is why they went undetected by radar, and mobile air defense units were unaware of their flight paths and where to expect them for interception.

"This is yet another stage in the evolution of drones. Similar to FPV drones on fiber optics on the battlefield. The enemy has trained the Shaheds to fly low, navigating around the terrain, high buildings, and tall trees," Kasyanov wrote.

He added that there is nothing new about this technology—it has been utilized in cruise missiles and manned strike aircraft since the early 1960s. According to him, flying at low and very low altitudes—between 20 and 80 meters—prevents air defense forces from detecting targets, as radars can only spot objects within the line of sight. Additionally, at low altitudes, drones are less affected by electronic warfare, and there are few air defense systems worldwide capable of shooting down drones flying at such low altitudes.

"Therefore, we can certainly break through to Moscow if we train our drones to fly just as low," he believes.

Drone Attack

Last night, Russia launched 72 drones at Ukraine. 33 of them were shot down, and another 34 did not reach their targets as they were decoys. The air defense operation spanned 11 regions of the country. Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups were involved in repelling the attack.