The head of the Defense Forces' drone sector, Arbo Probal, said that Ukraine's drone attack was very successful. He says: "It was well planned and executed. The Ukrainians did an excellent job."
Probal believes that the Ukrainians hacked into Russian mobile networks. They controlled the drones from there. Russian defense systems did not work against these drones. Around 170 drones flew in the attack. Each drone had a pilot. This required a lot of coordination.
Probal believes that each drone had a separate pilot. The Ukrainians have enough pilots. He says: "It was a very powerful operation."
Russia did not anticipate the attack. Their attention was on the front line. Their air defense was not ready for such an attack. The drones flew low and close. This made the attack successful.
Probal believes that the drones were of medium size. They had a couple of kilograms of explosives. A smaller battery allowed them to carry more ammunition.
Russia uses many drones at once. They try to overload the enemy's defense system. But only 15% of the drones reach the target.
Russia is trying to make drones itself. But they also use Chinese help. Ukrainians make their own drones. They want to make 4 million drones. Last year, 1000 Ukrainian drones were sent to the front.