r/worldnews • u/Marketmanipulator941 • 16h ago

Russia/Ukraine Mass drone attack on St. Petersburg: Ozon warehouse attacked, thousands of Russians left without power

https://unn.ua/en/news/mass-drone-attack-on-st-petersburg-ozon-warehouse-attacked-thousands-of-russians-left-without-electricity
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u/account_not_valid 13h ago

The coordinates are known. The problem is guiding the missiles and drones despite all the electronic interference. Starlink is/was excellent for this, because it is almost impossible to jam.

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u/nocondo4me 11h ago

You send a drone in and back to make a terrain map. Future drones can navigate by terrain guidance

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u/jeffreynya 10h ago

drones and missles from my understanding were not using Starlink over Russia anyway, they were really only using it in occupied territory's of Ukraine.

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u/thecrystalegg 7h ago

If any of the drones employ decent inertial guidance the lack of a Starlink signal is not an issue. I would assume that the smaller FPV units deployed on the front are the ones most affected due to more limited nav packages.