{"id":9407,"date":"2026-09-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/?post_type=exmediatt&p=9407"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:14:06","slug":"genius-drone-armor-tactic-ukrainians-breach-key-russian-fortress-with-unmanned-btr","status":"publish","type":"exmediatt","link":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/en\/media-tt\/genius-drone-armor-tactic-ukrainians-breach-key-russian-fortress-with-unmanned-btr\/","title":{"rendered":"Genius drone armor tactic: Ukrainians breach key Russian fortress with unmanned BTR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today there is interesting news from the Lyman direction. Here Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps has used a series of unconventional battlefield tactics near Lyman, with the most prominent one transforming an obsolete armored personnel carrier into a massive unmanned Kamikaze vehicle to destroy a Russian strongpoint, blocking the Ukrainian advance toward Novo. The vehicle chosen was a BTR-60 belonging to the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. It was old, damaged and no longer suitable for normal combat, but remained mobile.<\/p>\n

Instead of abandoning it, Ukrainian engineers installed cameras and a remote control system, filled the armored vehicle with explosives and turned it into a giant ground Kamikaze drone. The target was a fortified Russian position interfering with the simultaneous Ukrainian assault into Novo, with Russian troops protected underground, meaning smaller explosive-carrying ground drones or bomber drones might only partially damage the position without completely destroying it, so Ukraine needed something significantly more powerful.<\/p>\n

The full-sized BTR provided exactly that, as its large internal volume allowed engineers to load a far greater quantity of explosives than any conventional ground drone could carry, while its armor and off-road mobility increased its chances of reaching the target. A reconnaissance drone followed overhead and helped correct its route as the unmanned vehicle approached the Russian position.<\/p>\n

The remote control meant no Ukrainian crew had to risk their lives during what was effectively a one-way mission. Once the BTR reached the strongpoint, it detonated, producing an explosion comparable in scale to the effect of a cap glide bomb, and destroyed the Russian stronghold, allowing the subsequent Ukrainian ground assault on Novo to proceed without hinder.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian NC-13 drone unit has also experimented within Operation Vivaldi by equipping small Kamikaze ground robots with two disposable bull-spike grenade launchers. They were transported behind Russian lines by another unmanned platform before being released near enemy positions. They then approached the Russian fortifications in a building and fired their grenade launchers directly into them before finally moving closer and detonating themselves to finish off everyone inside.<\/p>\n

The psychological effect of such operations is substantial, as Russian soldiers up to 10 kilometers behind the front line would normally never expect to suddenly receive short-range direct fire. Grenades arriving from nearby therefore create the impression that Ukrainian infantry has penetrated deep into the rear, causing additional panic and chaos among the Russian troops. The Russian commanders, after receiving reports of apparent Ukrainian assault groups, can redirect reinforcements or react to a penetration that does not actually exist, while the Ukrainian robots can suppress and destroy the Russian positions and set up an ambush for the coming additional Russian troops.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the Ukrainians also started using handheld reconnaissance drones to provide surveillance, guidance, and tactical flexibility, while infantry moved forward after the Russian defenses were already disrupted. That creativity has become particularly important in a battlefield dominated by drones, where conventional frontal assaults can produce enormous casualties. Overall, Operation Vivaldi has demonstrated the functional value of the Ukrainian drone experiments, as the 3rd Army Corps is increasingly pushing machines into the most dangerous part of the preserving soldiers for clearing and consolidation.<\/p>\n

By combining massive unmanned bridging vehicles with smaller armed ground robots designed to create confusion behind Russian lines, Ukrainian forces break fortified positions, generate chaos, and then move assault troops against an enemy already shaken before direct combat even begins. Together, these tactics demonstrate how the 3rd Army Corps is reimagining drone warfare during Operation Vivaldi and is adapting different machines to specific battlefield problems.<\/p>\n

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