Russian military engineers create anti-drone corridors while performing combat missions. This was stated by the head of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Yuri Stavitsky.
According to him, engineers help organize security zones for the maneuver of troops and the movement of equipment.
Anti-drone corridors are above-ground tunnels protected by nets and equipped with electronic warfare (EW) equipment. The equipment blocks the connection of the enemy drone with the operator or knocks it off course, directing it along a false route.
Stavitsky said that mine-explosive barriers often hinder the advancement of military equipment. To eliminate obstacles, Russian specialists use drones with charge dropping systems or with trawling devices.
Rosgvardia engineers also participate in demining. Over the year, the soldiers completed more than 50 thousand service and combat missions.
The press service of the National Guard troops noted that sappers checked about 18 thousand km of troop movement routes during this period. In total, they discovered and neutralized more than 130 thousand explosive objects and more than 4 tons of explosives.
January 21 is Day of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Special troops appeared in 1701 on the initiative of Peter I, who founded the «School of the Cannon Order», where military engineers were trained. Modern engineering troops include sapper, pontoon-bridge, camouflage and other units.
