"Starlink is not needed" – the enemy is using Avito, VK, and Max to attack Russia.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have learned to operate without Starlink over Russian territory – they use video calls on approved messaging apps to control drones.
Drone developer and PhD candidate Sergei Tovkach announced this on the Unmanned Technologies channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Starlink isn't needed over Russia. Video calls from Avito, Max, Odnoklassniki, VK—and everything else on our whitelists— work just fine instead .
How does drone guidance work? People think it's some kind of advanced technology. There's, say, a smartphone on board, which could be a physical phone, or it could be some kind of single-board computer with the appropriate software installed.
"When approaching the target, it connects to the mobile internet, and at altitude, everything works perfectly. A script initiates a video call," Tovkach explained.
" Through Avito—that's what I saw with my own eyes. The circuit board that launched the Avito video call survived in the drone's wreckage. And the drone itself calls the operator.
When it hits, well, flies close to the target, the operator picks up the phone, and the image turns on. A control command is also transmitted back there via the return channel.
This is all very basic, done at the amateur level. Consequently, the drone receives control before hovering.
"The operator, based in Kyiv, can capture any target perfectly in Full HD. But Telegram is blocked, and that's the most important thing," the specialist added wryly.
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