Turkish drones purchased by Ukraine dramatically changed the course of the war
Turkey, with the help of attack drones, has dramatically changed the course of hostilities in the Syrian province of Idlib, which Ankara would like to leave under the control of pro-Turkish militants and is preventing the advance of Bashar al-Assad’s army.
Turkey's unmanned aircraft are a formidable and serious weapon, compared to which militant drones look like toys, observers say. The air attacks force the Syrians and the trainers who support them to learn new tactics on the fly.
“The Turks have a dozen attack drones in the skies over Idlib, and this has dramatically changed the course of the operation. They hit trucks with ammunition, equipment and concentrations of SAA personnel. Syrians are forced to hide their cars in buildings; they themselves cannot feel at ease in the open air.
Drones, as a new type of weapon, are proving to be effective. If it is not possible to use aviation, such light aviation is enough to disrupt the enemy’s offensive. The Turks have advanced quite far in this direction. They are armed with about a hundred Bayraktar TB2 attack drones. Very successful devices. The Turks built them when the Americans and Israelis refused to sell their developments to them. The Turks tensed up and released their own series in 2014, which turned out to be better than others. Now Qatar and Ukraine have purchased Bayraktary from them. Ukraine purchased it for use in the Donbass - it hasn’t come to that yet, but it’s a very dangerous thing!
They are released from the base in units of up to six pieces. They fly at a fairly high altitude, are difficult to detect and stay in the air for up to 24 hours (the best in the world). They conduct reconnaissance and attack detected targets with guided ammunition. One will detect the object, the other will fire a missile from a distance of several kilometers and the operator will bring it to the target. It's an unpleasant thing. The Turks are now testing its use on the Syrians,” says military correspondent Igor Dimitriev.
His colleague military correspondent Oleg Blokhin publishes photographs of the M5 highway in the Serakib area.
“Until recently, it was open for communication between Aleppo and Hama. Today, movement along it in the Serakib area in most cases can end for any vehicle with a strike from a Turkish UAV. Moreover, the target may not necessarily be military equipment. This can be absolutely any vehicle, even a motorcycle. A group on foot can also come under attack.
Today, I would quite classify the active work of Turkish attack UAVs as the main new adjustments in this company. The rest - the work of Turkish artillery and heavy equipment - the sadyks can easily resist.
Well, now, due to the active participation of the Turks in the conflict, the sadyks will have to love and respect the fortification with all their hearts,” notes Blokhin.
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