Russia builds layered defence: naval drone attacks became more difficult, Ukrainian Navy says

Russia has built a layered defence system, which has made it harder for Ukraine to carry out attacks using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Source: Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in an interview with Krym.Realii, a Radio Liberty project Quote: "There was a time when we could calmly enter Sevastopol Bay with naval drones, but now it is not that simple.

The enemy has set up a layered defence system. It begins with a layered detection system - long-range, mid-range and close-range zones for detecting our uncrewed systems. Then comes the procedure for destroying them...

And, of course, to overcome it, we have to make different decisions - technical decisions, first of all...

We need to be more flexible, smarter, and always ahead in technology. Those naval drones that were just kamikaze are already nearly history. Now, all USVs must be able to carry various types of weapons, with different methods of use, to be more effective and to achieve success."

Details: When asked whether Russia has analogues of such drones, Neizhpapa noted that Russian forces are trying to develop them. Quote: "There have been a few uses, more or less successful. And they are working on it.

And we are also preparing to repel these drones and their possible use. Just like during the ground war, it was something new for them back then. Now, as you can see, it is a drone war.

And at sea, too, they are preparing to do the same things.

So we are also getting ready, not only to use drones against the enemy, but also to defend ourselves from them." 

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