It is believed that Ukraine attacked an important Russian airbase this week using drones made of cardboard. These drones are said to be easier to assemble than IKEA flatpack furniture.
Kyiv says they hit one MiG-29 and four Su-30 fighter jets when they used a drone to attack the Kursk airfield in western Russia last weekend.
It’s believed that two Pantsir-S1 air defense systems and a radar connected to a long-range S-300 missile system were also harmed during the attack.
Around 16 small flying robots were used in the attack. It is thought that these robots were provided by Australians and are made of paper soaked in wax and rubber bands.
Experts believe that the low-quality features of the drones might make them very difficult for Russian detection systems to spot.
Every drone is delivered in a box that is easy to assemble and it only costs $3,500 (£2,750) to make.
Since March, Ukraine has had control of these aircraft. This happened because the Australian government promised to give Kyiv 100 of these planes every month. The deal is worth $20 million (£15. 7 million)
There are rumors that the drones were part of an attack on several military sites inside Russia on Tuesday night. One of the sites attacked was the Pskov airbase, which is near the border with Estonia.
Two large planes used for transporting things were destroyed in the attack, and two others were left broken but not completely destroyed.
There were new drone attacks in Crimea and three airports in Moscow, which led to big delays for flights. People were worried that there might be a strike in the capital city.
This week, Ukraine has been launching a lot more drone attacks on Russia and the areas it took control of. The military leaders are trying to figure out how the drones are able to get through their defenses.
There are a few explanations as to why Russians could have impaired their air defenses, such as reallocating them for other purposes and deploying their top-notch equipment to Ukraine. However, the design of the SYPAQ drones is believed to be an important factor in the success of the attacks.
The plane is small and has a wingspan of a little over 6ft. It is made out of foam or waxed cardboard, which is not as good as metal at picking up radio waves from below.
The drones were not meant to attack the enemy, but to bring supplies to soldiers on the front lines.
But Ukrainians have created cardboard drones that can be used to carry out attacks in Russia.
Valery Romanenko, a drone expert from Ukraine, said that these drones were made in Australia.
‘They are already being used for strikes, which is a part of our modernization. ‘
According to reports, the drones were flown by a group in Russia called RDK. RDK is a paramilitary group that opposes Putin. They are suspected to have carried out the Kursk attack.
The RDK said that after crossing the border, without being stopped, on the night of August 27, we attacked a military base using drones.
Russia is getting more and more worried about Ukrainian spies operating secretly within its borders.
The newspaper Kyiv Post said that there is some evidence that drones from Australia could be responsible for it, but there is no definite proof.
According to a Russian news outlet, the Ukrainian military recently used Australian SYPAQ kamikaze drones for the first time. They used these drones to attack a military airfield and an electronic warfare unit in the Kursk region during the night of August 27.
Last night, there were new drone attacks on Crimea, particularly near the town of Feodosia.
It was not clear what got hit.
During the fast and intense attack, the Russian region known as Bryansk was also affected.